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Lawmakers grill VA, Oracle leaders over pharmacy-related patient safety issues

Fierce Healthcare

A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue to have serious concerns about pharmacy softwar | A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue (..)

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Inexperienced clinicians pose the largest patient safety risk in 2024: report

Health Care Dive

Challenges with health technology adoption and reductions in maternal services could also threaten patient safety this year, according to an ECRI study.

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Advancing patient safety awareness by addressing ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns

Meditech

Patient safety has always been at the forefront of MEDITECH's mission. During this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10-16), we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of MEDITECH's internal Patient Safety/Priority Event (PS/PE) Management group.

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Staffing shortages lead ECRI's annual list of patient safety concerns

Health Care Dive

The lack of workers is actively jeopardizing patient safety with many patients waiting longer for care, even in life-threatening emergencies, according to the report.

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Communication failures, policy noncompliance fuel jump in reported patient safety events, Joint Commission finds

Fierce Healthcare

Communication failures, policy noncompliance fuel jump in reported patient safety events, Joint Commission finds dmuoio Wed, 04/05/2023 - 16:35

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ECRI: The growing pediatric mental health crisis is 2023's biggest patient safety challenge

Fierce Healthcare

ECRI: The growing pediatric mental health crisis is 2023's biggest patient safety challenge pminemyer Mon, 03/13/2023 - 16:55

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Patient safety events jumped amid COVID-19 strain on hospitals, Press Ganey reports

Fierce Healthcare

Patient safety events jumped amid COVID-19 strain on hospitals, Press Ganey reports. Thu, 10/21/2021 - 16:01.