Discover how a new tool implemented at Good Samaritan University Hospital drastically reduced healthcare-associated pressure injuries by 67.84%.

It’s been 25 years since the Institute of Medicine’s groundbreaking report, “To Err Is Human,” shed light on the vital issue ...

"The last thing that we wanna do is a patient to come into the hospital and leave sicker than what they were," Tennille said. The hospital's environmental services team employs rigorous cleaning ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Food and Drug Administration Jan. 30 released notices warning of vulnerabilities found in the Contec CMS8000, a patient monitoring device used ...

How should your practice respond to information you receive that might have an impact on the safety of patients? Practices need systems and processes to disseminate and act on patient safety issues ...

Norovirus levels in hospitals in England are 80% higher than the same period last year, new figures show today as pressure on NHS services remains high. New data published today shows that 784 ...

Thiruvananthapuram: A shocking incident has emerged from Vithura Taluk Hospital, where a patient claimed to have found a small pin inside a capsule distributed by the hospital pharmacy.

According to a survey NNU conducted, it found that artificial intelligence technology often contradicts and undermines nurses’ own clinical judgment and threatens patient safety, leading the ...

Organizations should use a balanced scorecard to evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives or new technologies, considering factors such as patient safety, ethics, transparency, regulatory ...

India’s approach to medical negligence remains largely punitive, focusing on assigning blame and enforcing penalties rather than investigating underlying causes to enhance patient safety.

Since the landmark "To Err Is Human" report in 1999, patient safety has evolved alongside technological and care advancements in healthcare. Despite significant progress and numerous initiatives aimed ...

Accurate clinical documentation and data have a direct impact on patient safety, said a speaker on the last day of the three-day Patient Safety Virtual 2021 conference that started on Thursday.