March 12-18, 2017, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, led by the National Patient Safety Foundatio...

March 13th, 2017
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A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children’s Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, pa...

July 11th, 2016
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In May 2011, the hospital was experiencing an increase in mislabeled specimens among the ED and o...

October 6th, 2015
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The only acceptable number of avoidable patient harms is zero. At Ponca City (Okla.) Medical Cent...

March 9th, 2015

The National Patient Safety Foundation leads Patient Safety Awareness Week in early March to prom...

March 3rd, 2014
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Goal-Reduce and prevent medical errors by adopting best practices and procedures. The Patient Sa...

September 17th, 2013
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Written by HRET staff member Cynthia Hedges Greising and AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Fe...

February 7th, 2013
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