The Value of Patient Safety Learning Laboratories Bates, David W. Journal of Patient Safety. 21(7Supp):S1-S2, October 2025. +...

https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/toc/2025/10001 Patient Safety Learning Labs Advance Research and Practice AHRQ’s Patient Safety Learning Lab (PSLL) program has been advancing patient safety research and practice since 2014. In a new Journal of Patient Safety supplement, AHRQ authors present the value and impact of PSLLs and introduce a dozen publications generated by these innovative projects. These papers showcase how diverse teams—clinicians, engineers, data scientists, and other experts—work together to develop and test system- and policy-level solutions to serious safety challenges. This special journal supplement includes studies on the following topics, among others: Emergency department medication reconciliation and mental/behavioral health Interruptions during trauma care Clinical decision support failures Telehealth and readmission safety Clinician communication Interfacility neonatal transportation Access the journal supplement to learn more about PSLLs and their unique contributions to patient safety research and improvement.