The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety officially launched in September 2024, representing a major step in the federal government’s renewed commitment to improving patient ...

AdventHealth takes a multifaceted approach to patient safety, including a focus on patient safety culture, operationalizing patient safety at the bedside, and patient safety training for CMOs and ...

Today’s medical device landscape is changing rapidly due to advancements in new technologies, such as AI and robotics, and evolving regulatory guidelines in the US and globally. As more patients ...

Western Pennsylvania healthcare innovators are working to improve patient safety. Their efforts help deepen Pittsburgh’s standing as a global safety center — and bring critical research and innovation ...

The 1999 Institute of Medicine report, "To Err Is Human," brought patient safety to the forefront with its alarming findings, most jarringly encapsulated in its conclusion that medical error-related ...

The Biden administration met World Patient Safety Day with a blitz of new programs, panel discussions and commitments from government agencies as well as healthcare industry organizations all focused ...

Patient safety likely remains the nation's third leading cause of death and addressing it needs to be a key national priority, a presidential panel said this week. The panel released a report ...

Healthgrades has released its 2026 rankings of the safest hospitals in the U.S., highlighting facilities with the lowest rates of preventable complications ...

In the late-’90s, I entered the healthcare workforce as an internist at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I was called to medicine, like so many of my peers, by a desire to help people, to ...

Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by ...

Event Concluded With Organizations, Hospitals and Med-Tech Innovators Sharing and Renewing Public Commitments to Patient ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Patient safety advocates are hoping that recommendations ...