Patient Safety & Outcomes

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.

Systemic failures in the U.S. organ transplant system have led to widespread inequities, with some procurement organizations and hospitals regularly bypassing official waiting lists, The New York Times reported Feb. 26.

SGMC Health, a four-hospital system based in Valdosta, Ga., is investing $7.8 million to install more than 300 new patient beds. 

Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also uncover another life-threatening condition: Emphysema,…

The longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney is returning home Feb. 25, three months after the breakthrough surgery. 

Unrepresented patients — people without family members or someone named in a medical directive — are a small but growing group in hospitals that can put a strain on the system and suffer from lower patient outcomes, PBS and NPR…

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has spent the last 10 years building what is now an award-winning culture of safety.