Patient Safety

Think fast: Does your hospital have a "never events" policy? Does it include apologizing to the patients that were harmed and waiving their...Read More »

Several solutions have been proposed to solve the opioid epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released...Read More »

A new study by the Leapfrog Group has found that 53% of hospitals meet the group’s standards for intensive care unit [ICU] staffing.Read More »

Between 1997 and 2011, the number of deaths in emergency departments (ED) has been cut nearly in half, down from 1.48 deaths per thousand to 0.77...Read More »

Scientists in Europe have discovered a new colistin-resistant gene, mcr-2, in the intestines of Belgian pigs. Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic...Read More »

A recent study published in Lancet Psychiatry compared data from 164 studies related to suicidal behavior to find means of prevention....Read More »

A new study projects more than 250,000 people die each year from medical errors, leaving patient safety experts calling for...Read More »

This year’s list of top patient safety concerns proves that health systems continue to battle health IT implementation issues,...Read More »

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) released a much anticipated update to its "Statements on Principles" addressing both concurrent and...Read More »

A new study by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine estimates that 20% of all trauma deaths (30,000 per year) could be...Read More »