KHN

APRIL 29, 2022

More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospital’s computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose. Nurses will need to correctly spell perplexing drug names, sometimes in chaotic medical emergencies.

Hospitals 119

Hospitals Nursing Accountability Patient Safety 119

Patient Safety Movement

JULY 31, 2023

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. Assessing 11 Massachusetts hospitals, it found that nearly one in four patients admitted experienced an adverse event. They are just not being used.

Prevention 52

Prevention Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals 52

Patient Safety Movement

JULY 31, 2023

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. Assessing 11 Massachusetts hospitals, it found that nearly one in four patients admitted experienced an adverse event. They are just not being used.

Prevention 52

Prevention Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals 52

KHN

APRIL 29, 2022

More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospital’s computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose. Nurses will need to correctly spell perplexing drug names, sometimes in chaotic medical emergencies.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Nursing Accountability Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Movement

OCTOBER 1, 2022

WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY September 17, 2022 The World Health Organization’s World Patient Safety Day calls for global unity and collaborative action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. 1 in 20 patients in healthcare facilities is exposed to avoidable medication harm.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Health Science 52

Patient Safety Movement

AUGUST 29, 2023

Letter from CEO The last two months have seen some profound presentations, publications, and recommendations to improve patient safety in the US and globally. We have had a Summit meeting in Newport Beach with so many passionate world-renowned speakers on patient safety.

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