Quality and safety in the literature: August 2024

Healthcare quality and safety span multiple topics across the spectrum of academic and clinical disciplines. Keeping abreast of the rapidly growing body of work can be challenging. In this series, we provide succinct summaries of selected relevant studies published in the last several months. Some articles will focus on a particular theme, whereas others will highlight unique publications from high-impact medical journals. ### Key points JAMA Intern Med , 11 Mar 2024 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health challenge, affecting approximately 8–16% of the world’s population,1 and is associated with comorbidities such as hypertension.2 Hypertension is independently associated with significant morbidity and cost.2 3 In the USA alone, healthcare costs of hypertension were estimated to be greater than $130 billion between 2003 and 2014.3 …