Highlights of 2023-Print Issue

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The 2023 highlights issue of Patient Safety is available to read online and download at no charge. This issue revives previously published articles—original studies, data analyses, interviews, safety alerts, and more—as well as Patient Safety Authority content you may have missed. Among this curated selection are a look at safety issues with medical equipment, supplies, and devices (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73988); takeaways from high-risk industries that can improve the design and use of visual displays (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77769) and alarm technology (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73905); and a timely discussion on the role artificial intelligence can play in healthcare (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77632). Additional features include • A safety alert about clozapine (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/90674), a last-line therapy for schizophrenia that may cause serious, life-threatening side effects if it is not dosed appropriately • Data analyses from the largest event reporting database of its kind in the United States, including patient safety trends in serious events and incidents (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74752), and healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74494) • An interview with pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Walsh about the risk of medication errors at home (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/88516) that can harm kids, families, or even their pets • Important notices about wrong-site surgery (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91634), drug-eluting stents (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91635), diabetes and obesity medications (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91636), and healthcare disparities (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91637) • A glimpse into the future of healthcare (https://patientsafetyj.com/article/88053) with a modern Nostradamus, Dr. Eyal Zimlichman Patient Safety is fully open access (no fees for authors or readers) and published on a rolling basis throughout the year. We welcome manuscripts from all over the world. If your work can help advance patient safety, please submit it to us for consideration (https://patientsafetyj.com/for-authors), and kindly share our journal with friends, family, colleagues, and caregivers. Subscribe to our journal email list (https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/otqI5QB/journalupdates) to be updated on new articles as they are published online.