Last year, I faced a harrowing experience that would change my perspective on healthcare forever. What began as an emergency surgery to combat a flesh-eating bacteria quickly turned into a nightmare.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to put a spotlight on improving medication safety, devoting this year's World Patient Safety Day on September 17 to the issue of medication-related harm.

Safety is a public health issue that affects not only the well-being of our patients, but also the integrity of our entire industry. Over the years, we’ve made incredible strides in improving safety ...

Despite decades of effort, the healthcare industry has failed to achieve meaningful progress in patient safety goals, according to Emergency Care Research Institute President and CEO Marcus Schabacker ...

This study examines the correlation between a Culture of Patient Safety as measured by hospital staff surveys and actual patient harm attributed to hospital performance. It is generally accepted by ...

The World Health Organization is calling for caution in using artificial intelligence-generated large language model tools (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Bard, Bert and others that imitate understanding, ...

Failing to adhere to patient safety protocols can have severe consequences for patients. Stephen Littlejohn detailed patient safety in the United States and how the National Patient Safety Foundation ...

Most patients at most hospitals receive excellent care and recover from illness, injury or procedures in due course, It's long been known, however, that there is some risk associated with a hospital ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remains acutely focused on patient harm and will introduce new measures addressing patient safety later this year, agency leaders said at an event in ...

Affected patients may be contacted directly by a healthcare professional 🏥 A patient safety alert has been issued following reports of healthcare staff incorrectly recording a patient’s penicillin ...

Learn how medication errors lead to clinical negligence claims, from prescription failures to administration mistakes and ...