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March 12-18, 2017, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, led by the National Patient Safety Foundatio...
A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...
In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...
The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...
The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...
Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...
Written by HRET staff member Cynthia Hedges Greising and AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Fe...
Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promotin...
Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research an...
A multidisciplinary perioperative safety team was formed focused on improving perioperative asses...
The 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The award...
The patient safety portal includes links to valuable tools and resources.
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...
The advent of computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. The use of CT...
Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...
In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...
This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...
In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...
In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...
