For decades, hospitals and health systems have used innovation to improve patient care and outcomes. We have seen dramatic improvements and know we can never be complacent: We need to continuously ...
The recently proposed Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability rule proposes the elimination of core patient-safety ...
While the value of HF/SE in improving patient safety has been demonstrated, the field remains significantly underused and not well understood. 9 In this article we describe HF/SE, its different facets ...
At some of the nation’s top hospitals, patient safety and quality leaders are exploring strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infections while testing AI capabilities in healthcare. In July, US News ...
Patient safety likely remains the nation's third leading cause of death and addressing it needs to be a key national priority, a presidential panel said this week. The panel released a report ...
The top hospitals in the U.S. are focused on utilizing technology to identify safety risks early and fostering a culture where patient safety is a shared responsibility. Among more than 4,000 U.S.
For health systems, the imperative is no longer whether to adopt advanced technology — it is how to deploy it strategically ...
This study examines the correlation between a Culture of Patient Safety as measured by hospital staff surveys and actual patient harm attributed to hospital performance. It is generally accepted by ...
Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by ...
Hospital care helps patients recover from serious illness and injury but, all too often, patients can also be harmed by it. In 2010, our office, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department ...
Medical Mayhem Room: Enhancing Situational Awareness of Patient Safety Risks in the Hospital Setting
Background: Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). Situational awareness, monitoring, and remediating risks in the clinical setting are ...
“Better patient care” is the reason hospital and health systems usually give when they merge or acquire one another. Our research suggests that mergers and affiliations might, paradoxically, increase ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results