Ongoing trends are likely to loom large in the realm of patient safety this year. A patient safety expert at The Joint Commission says four ongoing trends will dominate the patient safety landscape in ...

Despite decades of patient safety initiatives, preventable harm remains prevalent in health care. This article posits that a ...

Anjali Joseph ([email protected]) is a professor of architecture and the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Endowed Chair in Architecture and Health Design, School of Architecture, Clemson ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Patient safety advocates are hoping that recommendations ...

Despite progress on patient safety since the publication of the Institute of Medicine’s 1999 report, To Err Is Human, significant problems remain. Human factors and systems engineering (HF/SE) has ...

Health systems are navigating a rapidly evolving healthcare environment where patient safety is shaped by both longstanding challenges and emerging risks. From the accelerated adoption of artificial ...

The World Health Organization encourages organizations to adapt the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to their own needs (subject to certain requirements). To help organizations come up with their ideas ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C --Patient safety is a top priority for Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC), whose staff play a vital role in ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and other staff members. To ...

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 ...

The role of technology in prioritizing patient safety is becoming increasingly apparent. Research is emerging around the capability of machine learning (ML) to potentially reduce medical alert fatigue ...

Maria Hicinbothem enhances patient safety in dermatology by improving infection prevention and pre-surgery processes, earning recognition for her patient advocacy and education efforts. Wandaris Ortiz ...

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 ...