The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Patient Record Flags to alert staff when veterans may face or pose heightened safety ...

Last year, I faced a harrowing experience that would change my perspective on healthcare forever. What began as an emergency surgery to combat a flesh-eating bacteria quickly turned into a nightmare.

Using healthcare data to identify vulnerabilities to patient safety helps inform organizational decision-making, leading to changes that create better patient outcomes. However, data is often siloed, ...

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 ...

As hospitals nationwide face persistent staffing shortages and clinical burnout, new research released today from Firstup, ...

Challenges with health technology adoption and reductions in maternal services could also threaten patient safety this year, according to an ECRI study. To create the top 10 list of patient safety ...

Patient misidentification continues to pose a persistent safety risk throughout the NHS, yet it remains inadequately acknowledged and researched, a healthcare safety watchdog has warned. A new report ...

Diagnostic testing errors and medication events are the most common safety risks patients face in ambulatory care, followed by falls and problems involving privacy and personal security, according to ...

The global patient safety and risk management software market is estimated to reach $1.47 billion by 2021, according to a Research and Markets report. Here are four key trends in the market: 1. The ...

Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare has named two new executive leaders. Peter Ostasewski was named executive vice president and CFO, and Samantha Crandall, PhD, RN, was named senior vice president of ...

The recent delays in the processing and issuance of the 2026 Annual Practising Certificate (APC) should be a wake-up call for ...