New data from The Joint Commission found that of all reported sentinel events in 2022, 44 percent resulted in severe temporary harm and 20 percent resulted in a patient death.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Two people were killed and one was hospitalized after a medical helicopter crash April 2 in Chelsea, Ala., NBC affiliate WVTM reported.
The Joint Commission issued a quick safety advisory on March 27 with best practices and guidelines related to suicide risk screening.
An unusual global outbreak of pediatric hepatitis cases in 2022 could be connected to multiple common viruses, according to multiple studies.
In this episode we are joined by Bobby Sepucha, CEO of Interwell Health, and Dr. Stephen Friedhoff, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Services at Blue Cross North Carolina, to discuss what's the biggest challenge in caring for kidney disease patients,…
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In this episode, Dr. Leo Penzi, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), discusses how the Anesthesia Risk Alerts (ARA) program—created through the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)*—is reducing patient harm and promoting collaborative…
In this episode Scott Becker speaks with Sandeep Wadhwa, the Global Chief Medical Officer at 3M Health Information Systems on patient care. They specifically focus on preventing complications after outpatient procedures and focusing patient safety around ambulatory surgery centers. This…
This episode features Dr. Steven R. Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at AdventHealth. Here, he discusses his work with the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as it reaches its 10 year anniversary, specific ground-breaking research studies currently underway at TRI, why translational…
This episode features Dr. Todd Strumwasser, President, Northern California Division at CommonSpirit Health. Here, he discusses what led him to CommonSpirit Health, his transition from practicing physician to executive leadership, his focus on patient saftey, and more.
In the year since RaDonda Vaught was convicted for a fatal medical error, much has been said from leaders at all levels of healthcare about the need to build a strong culture of safety and empower front-line workers to report…