New data show that hospitals’ and health systems’ relentless focus on safety and quality improvement is paying off for ...

If you had to describe a hospital’s mission, philosophy and guiding light with a single word, safety would sit at the top of ...

The recent decision by CMS to not reimburse for medical services related to certain preventable healthcare-acquired conditions has led many hospitals to try to implement effective patient safety ...

Kaiser Permanente has launched "Patient Safety Initiative at America's Public Hospitals,” a program designed to enhance patient safety programs at public hospitals to ensure safe, high-quality care ...

As more hospitals cut their budgets, it's important for staff members who work in quality and patient safety to understand what points to illustrate when making a case for joining a new initiative, ...

The Society of Hospital Medicine, the society representing more than 31,000 hospitalists and the hospital medicine specialty, has implemented several successful patient safety initiatives that have ...

Dawn Evans is the Director of Clinical Education and Patient Safety at Barton Health. To learn more about quality and patient safety at Barton, or view current safety ...

The patient safety movement has made the healthcare workplace safer for employees too, a risk analysis suggests. "We think the intense emphasis on patient safety has a direct implication on worker ...

To construct a truly outstanding patient-safety and quality control program, hospitals must first have a strong quality foundation. Many hospitals attempt to launch sophisticated initiatives and find ...

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, announces its collaborative ...

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized UCSF Health for ...