November 29 marks the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human, which flipped conventional ideas about medical errors and prevention on their head and started the modern patient safety...
Patients who underwent surgery at Goshen (Indiana) Hospital between April 1 and September 30 may have been exposed to dangerous diseases after a breakdown in the facility’s surgical instrument sterilization...
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths per year in the U.S.
Half of general surgery residents reported experiencing workplace harassment at least a few times a year, with much of the mistreatment coming from patients and their families, and attending surgeons.
The recommendations target changes in workplace culture, debt and financial stress, and policies, practices, and technologies that detract from patient care.
