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Professor Danton Char, Stanford University School of Medicine; Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Non-compete agreements typically restrict employees from joining competitors or starting similar businesses within a given timeframe and geographical area after leaving their jobs. These kinds of covenants have become enormously widespread in the American economy, and even more so in the sector of health care. 

Since the 2007 landmark report on Preventing Medication Errors from the US National Academy of Medicine, effective interventions have been developed to address medication errors.1 Despite this, medication errors persist as the most common source of harm for patients worldwide.2 In hospitals, adverse drug events are the most common adverse events, accounting in one large study for 39% of all events.3 Medication errors in ambulatory care settings are also an ongoing patient safety challenge.4