PSNet has likely saved many lives, according to Paula Griswold, MS, the executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, an organization involved in public ...

C. When it comes to surgery, safety is everything — and at OrthoNebraska, it starts with a patient experience designed to set ...

86-108); enact legislation to extend peer review protections to data related to patient safety and quality improvement that are collected and analyzed by healthcare organizations for internal use ...

Poor communication contributed to 24.0% of safety incidents in 42 studies that examined its contribution along with other causes.

GeneralThe 7th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety , organized by the Department of Health of the Republic of ...

Oregon State Hospital is in danger of losing its accreditation, which would result in a loss of Medicare and Medicaid ...

and critical reductions in patient safety research funding," McGaffigan ... to the on-the-ground work and efficiencies of healthcare organizations that depend on AHRQ's offerings, especially ...

developed for reporting to patient safety organizations (PSOs). It does not establish federal mandatory reporting of significant errors; rather, it relies on existing state reporting systems.