In the Women and Infants Center at UAB, patient safety is critically important. We strive to deliver effective and efficient care while protecting our patients from harm. One example of patient safety ...

I believe it's time healthcare delivery leverages the technological innovations that have rapidly redefined how the retail ...

The report claims staff are fatigued for a variety of reasons, such as excessive workloads, long shifts, not enough rest time and inadequate breaks.

Research at Taizhou Enze Medical Center in China focused on the risk priority of adverse events during all phases of emergency laboratory analysis, and it implemented continuous systematic ...

The safety profile of moderate sedation is ... sedation applies to the processes under which sedation aims at giving the patient focal sedation disregarding both under-sedation and over-sedation. For ...

At least 10% of patient safety events stem from poor communication among healthcare workers, patients and caregivers, according to a meta-analysis published April 14 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

For example, a couple of years ago research came ... aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections and improving patient safety -- will be maintained and protected. Can they provide any ...

Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put ...

Patient Safety Awareness Week is devoted to increasing awareness about patient safety among healthcare professionals and the public. This year's Patient Safety Awareness Week was March 11-17. As part ...