One example of the Cleveland Clinic's increasing use of digital technology is the electronic reminders it sends to anesthesiologists to carry out a patient safety task, according to Marc Harrison, MD, chief medical operations officer at the clinic.

A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that limiting the depth of sedation during procedures could safely cut the risk of postoperative delirium, a state of confusion that can lead to long-term health problems and cause some elderly patients…

Anthem Blue Cross will finance a $6 million patient safety collaboration with California's three regional hospital associations, according to a release from Anthem.

A survey of more than 1,500 opinion leaders from the healthcare industry, academia and government found that an overwhelming majority of the leaders believe nurses should have more influence in health reform.

Medline Industries, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, has been named the exclusive distributor for ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartWand-DTXTM and SmartSponge System, the only FDA-cleared systems using radio-frequency identification to both count and locate surgical…

Patients that are obese should be aware of possible challenges when it comes to administering anesthesia during surgical procedures, according to a report in HealthDay.

A clinic-based system to provide healthcare in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina could serve as a national model for providing low-cost primary care to low-income groups, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

A new ban against hiring smokers at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga is raising questions about whether such a policy amount to hiring discrimination, according to a report by the Chattanooga Free Press.

The number of adverse events putting hospital patients at risk of serious injury or death fell slightly in Minnesota last year, according to a report by the state's Department of Health.

Patients who are infected with methicillan-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after surgery are 35 times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital and can cost hospitals around $60,000 more than patients who are not infected, according to a report in American…