Both patient safety and quality care depend on providing accurate, meaningful information to the right person at the right time. Today, smartphone platforms and apps not only facilitate timely handoffs—a cornerstone of patient safety—but also integrate with hospital system software to provide clinicians with data from EHRs, biomedical devices, and hospital pharmacies and laboratories.
Fifteen years after a tragic patient death, how far have we come in reducing preventable harm?
An AHRQ report shows hospital efforts to improve patient safety have resulted in about $19.8 billion in cost savings.
A recent study found that false alarms at hospitals can severely jeopardize patient safety.
Patient safety organization partners with providers and vendors to assess health IT.
Cloud solutions can offer the power to perform clinical data analysis at a fast and more cost-effective rate than ever before.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has a page full of patient safety tips and resources. It’s geared more for patients, but it’s also good for surgeons to read through them to see if...
Learn more about practical tips to increase patient safety at doctor's offices in healthcare. Patient safety is key to ensure quality healthcare.
Healthcare organizations need to integrate the patient into their patient safety efforts. This engagement will drive a culture of safety and help obtain a goal of zero patient safety events.
7 guidelines for factoring patient safety into telehealth
Transitions of care are critical opportunities to communicate patient assessment and treatment information to other healthcare providers
Patient safety organizations are key players in the process of improving quality care through better data collection and increased reporting.
Hospitals can improve patient safety by following procedures that prevent medical mistakes caused by fatigue and poor communication.
New data from the Joint Commission revealed that many providers do not believe they have the support necessary to achieve zero harm and prevent patient safety issues.
When you’re injured or sick, who do you think should decide what prescription medication will help you feel better, your doctor or your health insurance company? I’m betting just about everyone reading this said the doctor. Well, I am a doctor and I can tell you that all too often, the choice is made by …
Establishing an effective system to learn from mistakes and provide prompt compensation to victims in malpractice cases would be beneficial to everyone.
Why is data essential to patient safety improvement? With fully integrated data, health systems can leverage predictive analytics for risk triggers and…
Part eight in a series on trends affecting the hospital field.
Providers may not be fully addressing the patient safety concerns that come with consolidation.