Becker's Hospital Review

Geisinger physicians develop patient safety program to end preventable deaths

Physicians with the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton, Pa., co-chaired a task force that has created a patient safety curriculum, according to PAHomePage.com. Geisinger ...
Medscape

Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Safety Program

Patient safety is one of the greatest imperatives in healthcare today; however, there are many obstacles that must be overcome to make the healthcare system truly safe. This article describes one ...
HealthLeaders Media

How Do You Gain a CFO's Support for Quality and Patient Safety Programs?

As more hospitals cut their budgets, it's important for staff members who work in quality and patient safety to understand what points to illustrate when making a case for joining a new initiative, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

How Health Systems Can Create a Robust, Enterprise-Wide Patient Safety Program

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System launched its “No Harm Campaign” in 2008, a system-wide approach to patient safety that has a goal of reducing adverse events by 50 percent by 2013. HFHS is ...
Business Wire

Empowering Patient Safety: HD Nursing Partners with CPR Marketing for National Impact

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, announces its collaborative ...
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Patient Safety Officer earns credential

Ofelia O’Donnell is very humble and shy, but recently she obtained a vital credential award by Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) that left her speechless. O’Donnell has ...
USA Today

Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality in a Virtual Environment

Patient safety sets the foundation for a safe, equitable, trustworthy care experience — regardless of whether you’re operating in a virtual health system or a physical one. And yet, despite increased ...
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Patient Safety Takes Training, Teamwork

Billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives are lost annually nationwide to medical mistakes that could have been prevented by patient safety practices. Sensory overload, punitive procedures ...
Forbes

Patient Safety And Quality In A Virtual Environment: 3 Questions You Should Ask Your Telehealth Partner

Patient safety sets the foundation for a safe, equitable, trustworthy care experience – regardless of whether you’re operating in a virtual health system, or a physical one. And yet, despite increased ...
The Robesonian

UNC Health Southeastern earns ‘A’ grade in Leapfrog, the top national grade for patient safety

“An ‘A’ Grade is a strong sign that UNC Health Southeastern is deeply committed to protecting patients from harm,” said Leah ...

Why some N.S. health-care workers are calling for delay of new records system

Some frontline health-care workers in Nova Scotia's central zone tell CBC News they feel unprepared and ill-trained for the ...