Quality & Errors

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A Dallas hospital looks to reduce medication errors by having pharmacists work full-time in its emergency department.
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A medical error that resulted in a patient's death prompted the health system to make drastic changes to patient safetyRead More »

It's an easy, if incorrect, argument to make: More errors could be prevented if everyone was simply more careful. But humans are fallible, and...Read More »

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Who should be notified when a medication has been recalled for safety reasons by the FDA or by the manufacturer?Read More »

Public-private partnerships led to decrease in patient harm during 2011 and 2012.Read More »

According to a new survey from the ABIM Foundation, three out of four physicians say their colleagues order unnecessary tests and procedures.Read More »

As hospitals across the country search for ways to reduce readmissions in the wake of reimbursement cuts from CMS for rehospitalizations within...Read More »