Patients for Patient Safety US, which formed in 2005, has designed patient-reported experience and outcome survey questions specific to care for older adults.  The nonprofit organization said Feb. 17 ...

Digital maturity matters when it comes to patient safety and outcomes, according to a research paper published by Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS. Using data on 2,000 ...

Papers removed from a government patient safety website earlier this year have been restored. The reappearance of the papers comes amid a lawsuit challenging their removal from the Patient Safety ...

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, February 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Future of Health (FOH), a global community of senior health leaders shaping the future of ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

If you’re not keeping electronic medical records, you may be putting your patients at risk for adverse events, according to a study from Frost and Sullivan. Paper-based processes, and outdated modes ...

The American Hospital Association has released a report finding that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it ...

“First, do no harm” may be the most well-known adage in the medical profession, but it’s far more than an admonishment. Preventing harm by investing in patient safety is a smart business strategy that ...

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 ...

It’s been 25 years since the Institute of Medicine’s To Err Is Human report exposed the alarming toll of medical errors in the United States. That moment finally pushed quality and safety into ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...