Prevalent safety issue in hospitals

Conduct research and write a paper about one prevalent safety issue in hospitals. Examples include but are not limited to falls, medication errors, hospital-acquired infections, wrong-site surgery, pressure injuries, and missed/delayed diagnosis.
At a minimum, your research and writing must cover the following:
● definition of the problem
● scope of the problem
● current statistics regarding the problem
● effects on patients
● mitigation strategies
● the role of quality management, process improvement, patient safety, and risk management in managing the safety issue you selected
● what process improvement process might be the most useful in improvement efforts for the safety concern you selected
● any relevant laws or regulations that govern the safety concern you selected
● how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) relates to the safety concern you selected or any applicable privacy concerns