Business Wire

StatLock Improves Patient Safety and Nurse Productivity, Says Patient Safety Presentation

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2004--StatLock catheter securement devices significantly improved patient safety and nursing productivity at a large Veteran's Administration hospital system. That ...
Kaleido Scope

Patient Safety and Performance Measures

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 ...
USA Today

Federal report shows improvements in patient safety. Could COVID reverse that trend?

A new study shows health care systems have made great strides in protecting hospitalized patients over the decade. But patient safety experts aren’t declaring victory just yet. Using data from the ...
Forbes

Leveraging Technology For Patient Safety: The Role Of Knowledge Management In Healthcare

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technology, ensuring patient safety remains ...
JSTOR Daily

Enhanced Morbidity and Mortality Meeting and Patient Safety Education for Specialty Trainees

Introduction: Mortality and morbidity (M&M) meetings present a forum to discuss and review in-hospital deaths and complications to improve patient care. However, it remains an untapped resource to ...
Forbes

Patient Safety: Lessons On Creating A Global Safety Culture

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

The chronic problem of communication: Why it’s a patient safety issue, and how hospitals can address it

Effective communication at hospitals and health systems contributes to the development and sustainability of a culture of safety. Yet, miscommunication remains a consistent and pervasive problem. A ...
Medscape

GPs Say Heavy Workload Risks Patient Safety

Almost three quarters of UK GPs say workload pressures are putting patient safety at risk, according to a new Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) survey. The college’s annual GP Voice survey ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Patient safety is a health system’s smartest investment

“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 ...
Health Affairs

Patient Safety In Inpatient Psychiatry: A Remaining Frontier For Health Policy

Morgan C. Shields ([email protected]) is a PhD student and NIAAA fellow at the Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, in Waltham, ...