Patient Safety & Outcomes

A majority of physicians who prescribe opioids do so within recommended parameters, suggesting that strategies to deal with opioid abuse should focus on improving the management of complex pain patients and reducing additional chronic conditions that pain patients suffer from,…

A program at Houston Methodist Hospital emphasizing the use of over-the-counter medication to manage patients' pain after surgery has helped the hospital reduce opioid prescriptions from 87 percent to about 10 percent, according to a study published in the Journal…

Philadelphia will begin monitoring physicians' prescribing patterns to identify and intervene with those who overprescribe opioids, reports WHYY, Philadelphia's public media organization.

Hospitals can reduce the number of opioids prescribed to patients by lowering default prescription volumes in the EHR, suggest the findings of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A fraction of adolescents and young adults who survive opioid overdoses receive timely addiction treatment to prevent future opioid abuse, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found.

A 25-year-old woman who sought care at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Hospital's emergency room and left to find quicker access to care, died soon after, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

Serious workplace violent incidents are four times more likely to occur in healthcare environments than in private industry. In fact, healthcare accounts for nearly as many serious violent injuries as all other industries combined, according to the Occupational Safety and…

Three unrelated lockdowns at hospitals in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia this weekend underscore the continued threat of violence in hospitals. 

Virginia hospitals are helping treat at least 51 people who were injured in a 69-vehicle pileup on Interstate 64 Dec. 22,  The New York Times reports.

Concord (N.H.) Hospital diverted five emergency room patients to other medical centers Dec. 18 after a clogged drain caused a sewer backup and water drainage issue, according to the Concord Monitor.