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 ...

The presentation, titled “What are Bloodborne Pathogens?,” provides an overview of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Download the bloodborne pathogen presentation (ppt) for adaptation and use in your ...

Maria Hicinbothem enhances patient safety in dermatology by improving infection prevention and pre-surgery processes, earning recognition for her patient advocacy and education efforts. Wandaris Ortiz ...

The new patient action plan stresses leadership, patient and family engagement, workforce safety, and learning systems. A new "action plan" to advance patient safety addresses fundamental elements of ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan takes a closer look at 30 adverse patient safety events in healthcare and how much they are costing the system. In 2016, such occurrences cost the U.S. and ...

To reduce health IT-related patient errors, the industry must start by correcting persisting software design problems, according to an editorial published recently in BMJ Quality and Safety. Ross ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Healthgrades has announced the 2024 recipients of the Patient Safety Excellence and Outstanding Patient Experience Awards. Tom Werner/Getty Images Healthgrades has announced the ...

leads by actively engaging medical students, residents, and occasionally faculty in systems-based, interdisciplinary quality improvement activities. improves quality of care by performing and leading ...