The Commonwealth’s largest health system is the first of Kentucky Hospital Association’s members to participate in the statewide I-PASS ‘KHATCH’ Program BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I-PASS, the gold ...

In the Women and Infants Center at UAB, patient safety is critically important. We strive to deliver effective and efficient care while protecting our patients from harm. One example of patient safety ...

DUBLIN — Researchers in Spain have reported a complex picture of primary care patient safety across the country, with survey results highlighting a critical need for improved communication systems ...

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has partnered with 10 hospitals and health systems to address hand-off communication issues, including finding the causes of miscommunication ...

Finding effective means to engage staff and physicians in making safety and accreditation a priority can be a challenge. But it’s certainly not impossible. To help with safety education and ensure ...

Background Hospital incident reporting and patient concerns systems are widely used to detect and respond to patient harm.