Patient Safety

In healthcare, situational awareness (SA) is defined as the perception of the elements within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of...Read More »

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patientsRead More »

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patientsRead More »

Recent data highlights device malfunctions that led to injury and death, but experts say better data collection and improved...Read More »

The federal government is shelling out nearly $800 million to transform clinical practices and continue funding Hospital...Read More »

The Joint Commission urges providers to focus on injury prevention through risk assessment, data analysis, and post-fall...Read More »

Boston Medical Center continues to successfully reduce unnecessary clinical alarms

Clinical alarm fatigue...Read More »

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) units have a positive impact on...Read More »

The latest release of the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Scores finds slow patient safety improvement in U.S. hospitals.Read More »

Hand hygiene compliance and influenza vaccination are two patient safety practices that should be considered mandatory, according...Read More »