In 2025, the top threats to patient safety reflect a mix of long-standing challenges and emerging risks, according to a new report from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention is a national network to advance public health solutions to gun violence and has 74 hospital-linked violence intervention programs in its membership — but many of those programs may face disruption after President Donald…
The Children's Hospital Association's Child Health Patient Safety Organization has developed a new "Safety Watch" initiative to help pediatric clinicians identify healthcare risks and prevent harm.
Concerns about the so-called "weekend effect" in surgical outcomes were reinforced in a March 4 study in JAMA Network Open that found patients who undergo surgery the day before a weekend face a higher risk of complications, readmissions and mortality…
New York City-based Mount Sinai is expanding its resilience-focused behavioral health services to the general public, building on a program originally developed to support its workforce during the pandemic.
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A coalition of clinicians, elected officials and community advocates is urging HCA Healthcare to increase staffing levels at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital following a patient death that occurred in an emergency department bathroom in February.
Safety at Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System goes beyond protocols — it's a daily commitment to clinical excellence, according to CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD.
An international panel of experts has developed standardized definitions and treatment protocols for anaphylaxis, aiming to eliminate long-standing inconsistencies in emergency care.
The University of Iowa Health Care is the first in the state to use CertaScan technology.
Guest service ambassadors in emergency departments reduced the rate of patients leaving without being seen, especially in minority racial groups, a recent study found.