Patient Safety Blog

MAY 17, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a rallying cry about patient safety as a global public health concern—and with good reason. There’s a 1 in 300 chance of a patient experiencing harm in the healthcare setting, while by comparison, an airline passenger has a 1 in 1 million chance of being harmed.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Incidents of falls and trauma and of objects unintentionally left in a body after surgery decreased by about 25% since 2012, according to the group that assigns letter grades to hospitals.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 13, 2023

What You Should Know: – The pediatric mental health crisis is named the number one patient safety concern, according to ECRI’s 2023 list of most pressing patient safety concerns. Here are the top 10 patient safety concerns for 2023: 1.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 24, 2021

In patient safety terms in the NHS England, there have been positives and negatives over the past year to reflect on, and for 2022 there are interesting developments on the horizon. In this post I will discuss a small number of patient safety matters of major impact. This is one of the patient safety negatives of 2021.

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Patient Safety Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Look at any hospital or healthcare organization’s mission statement, and you’ll see that it addresses patient safety in some way—often listing safety as the number-one priority. However, patient safety isn’t just about avoiding errors and incidents to keep patients and staff safe from harm.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By detailing these specifications, preference cards help streamline surgical planning, foster improved communication among the operating room (OR) staff, and ultimately enhance patient safety. In an environment where precision, efficiency, and safety are paramount, these limitations can have significant implications.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By detailing these specifications, preference cards help streamline surgical planning, foster improved communication among the operating room (OR) staff, and ultimately enhance patient safety. In an environment where precision, efficiency, and safety are paramount, these limitations can have significant implications.

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Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D

MARCH 5, 2021

To a patient, safety is an assumption. The idea that they are unsafe when they are sick enough to even go to an emergency room or be admitted to a hospital, is unimaginable. Patient Safety Risks: Then vs Now. The vulnerabilities of patients may be individually identified and measured. The C.A.R.E.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In terms of health law and patient safety research, the decolonization of national and global patient safety systems and structures seems an interesting perspective to further peruse. The patient safety context. It pervades vast areas of academic and professional life and discourse. Problems of definition.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There is clear and consistent evidence that minoritized patients are at high risk for safety issues. health care system tracks patient safety too often makes their experiences invisible. Better reporting would allow hospitals and other providers to identify disparities in care, and to address them.

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PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 29, 2024

Caregivers know that preserving patient safety is instrumental in every hospital. As we enter 2024, new challenges and events in the constantly changing world of healthcare mean that hospital staff must stay up to date with patient safety standards.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City, Taiwan has become the second-highest-ranking organisation in the latest HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. HIMSS noted the hospital's regular tracking and reporting of KPIs, with each department having its own departmental-level indicator.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 22, 2022

In terms of health care practice and patient safety, these underpinning basic, foundational concepts include the need for proper patient communication strategies. The consequences of failures in patient communication can be devastating. By John Tingle and Amanda Cattini. A litigation link? A global service industry.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 27, 2023

Patient safety has been top-of-mind for me for decades. When I learned of the startling statistics surrounding patient deaths in hospital settings, I knew a change in patient care was imperative. It was such an honor to meet and speak with so many leaders and ministers of health who are dedicated to patient safety.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 18, 2023

–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The Patient Safety Movement Foundation celebrates their 10 th anniversary with an in-person summit that brings together world renowned experts to discuss today’s challenges and solutions in patient safety. Michael Ramsay, Chief Executive Officer, Patient Safety Movement Foundation.

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Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 19, 2022

After looking at and digesting the data, one thing is very clear: hospitals, by and large, have not embraced a culture of safety or come to the realization that any occurrence of patient harm is absolutely unacceptable. If not, here’s the link: [link]. Where are the consumer watchdogs for healthcare?

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

Measurable differences in patient safety across race, ethnicities and insurance coverage persist even among hospitals rated at the top of their class, according to a new analysis of Leapfrog Hospit | New findings from a Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute analysis suggest that patient safety disparities are not driven by individual hospitals, but are (..)

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What You Should Know: – Inovalon , a provider of cloud-based healthcare data analytics solutions, announced today the acquisition of VigiLanz , a prominent provider of SaaS-based clinical surveillance and patient safety software.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 30, 2023

–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Joe Kiani, founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), has been awarded the 2023 Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award in the individual category, along with Dr. Kathryn Kellogg, Vice President for Patient Safety at the MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 2, 2023

President Clinton calls for a culture of conversion to promote patient safety in healthcare. June 2, 2023 — President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, headlined day two of the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, presented by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF).

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 2, 2023

President Clinton calls for a culture of conversion to promote patient safety in healthcare. June 2, 2023 — President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, headlined day two of the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, presented by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF).

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CDC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As part of Public Health Thank You Day, celebrated every year on the Monday before Thanksgiving, we’d like to honor Denise Cardo, MD, who recently retired from public service after 30 years dedicated to patient safety.

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Patient Safety Blog

APRIL 11, 2022

Organizations are short-staffed, workers feel stretched thin, and hospitals are often slammed with patients who are sicker than ever before due to delayed care during the pandemic. However, safety goals are unchanging and must continue to be met.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 25, 2022

What You Should Know: – After a year of unprecedented ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare systems – and with healthcare now the #1 target for cybercriminals – critical medical device risks in hospital environments continue to leave hospitals and their patients vulnerable to cyber-attacks and data security issues.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 1, 2023

On the first day of the Summit, global patient safety leaders call for increased urgency in reducing preventable deaths. Michael Ramsay, chief executive officer of the PSMF, reflected on the role that the increasing availability of hospital data on medical errors could play in reducing harm. Irvine, Calif.,

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 14, 2022

Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. Patient Safety Awareness Week serves as a dedicated time and platform for growing awareness about patient safety and recognizing the work already being done.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A fundamental issue in England’s National Health Service (NHS) patient safety culture development, however, is whether health care staff implement the necessary communication changes in light of adverse health care events. They regularly publish excellent reports on patient safety and litigation themes from past legal claims.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2024

This strategic acquisition signifies Graphium Health’s unwavering commitment to improving patient safety and practice efficiency through innovative data management tools. Improve the overall surgical patient experience: From streamlining workflows to fostering patient satisfaction.

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Health Populi

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Hospital Medicine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Over 20 years after the landmark National Academy of Medicine (NAM) report To Err is Human and over a decade after Peter Pronovost catapulted the scientific approach to patient safety, [.].

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Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2023

Thammasat University Hospital is embarking on a digital transformation of its elderly care service. The hospital signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Thailand for the development of a digital platform to digitise all records and treatment plans at Thammasat Thammarak Center.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Although these cybersecurity vulnerabilities certainly leave health care organizations exposed to patient data theft, they often have far-reaching, and more serious, impacts beyond privacy concerns.

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Patient Safety

JUNE 17, 2021

We conducted a study to explore the relationship between the various types of events that occur in an isolation environment and the associated factors, which may have implications for the likelihood of the event and severity of patient harm.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Glytec The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. Hospitals and health systems have long understood the need to reduce preventable hypoglycemia, yet despite a renewed sense of urgency, many of them lack comprehensive glycemic management measures that can drive success.

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Patient Safety

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We searched the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) for reports of patient safety events related to the concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids in older adults in order to gain a better understanding of the potential risks of using these medications in combination.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 3, 2024

If a hospital sees a high rate of readmissions for patients with a certain procedure, it’s important to look at why that’s happening so that it can be addressed rather than allowed to recur. Readmits are bad for patients and hospitals, driving up costs and exposing each to unnecessary risk.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2022

Even before the pandemic, hospital IPC programs were underfunded and understaffed. The pandemic exacerbated those patient safety weaknesses, leaving healthcare facilities with insufficient capacity to prevent common, often deadly, healthcare-associated infections. For the U.S.

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