The Renal Physicians Association provides six free, downloadable patient safety posters. According to the RPA, “Patient safety posters can grab staff attention and remind them to remain vigilant to ...

The Minnesota Hospital Association offers a free, downloadable poster to help prevent patient falls. The poster, available in English, Spanish and Somali, has a single image and a message that reads ...

The Safety Learning System collaborative includes over 100 hospitals in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. They support organizations in "defining, measuring, and improving the ...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America published “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” — an investigation into the prevalence of medical errors ...

The new patient action plan stresses leadership, patient and family engagement, workforce safety, and learning systems. A new "action plan" to advance patient safety addresses fundamental elements of ...

In the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, quality and safety are at the core of everything we do. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of care to women through continuous quality ...

The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety officially launched in September 2024, representing a major step in the federal government’s renewed commitment to improving patient ...

Patient safety sets the foundation for a safe, equitable, trustworthy care experience — regardless of whether you’re operating in a virtual health system or a physical one. And yet, despite increased ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Agency for Healthcare ...

CMS’ new safety measures are a welcome addition for Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, chief quality officer and associate chief medical officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technology, ensuring patient safety remains a paramount concern. By harnessing innovative technologies such as AI, data analytics and digital health ...

At the annual meeting of The Leapfrog Group, patient safety AI showed potential, but it was the efforts of front-line staff ...