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

Abstract Healthcare organizations today face a wide range of escalating threats, including workplace violence, cyber intrusions, social unrest, and increasingly targeted acts against healthcare ...

The dissolution of AHRQ is dislodging scores of experienced patient-safety experts, a brain drain that will be impossible to rectify, she said. Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is ...

The BMA has again called for immediate intervention to protect patient safety in the NHS after publishing over 600 reports of serious concerns submitted to the BMA by doctors and medical students who ...

As part of the AHA's Patient Safety Initiative, a dedicated webpage features case studies showing how hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing effective and innovative programs ...

A scientist in a lab uses a microscope (Alamy/PA) Lab workers responsible for testing samples at an NHS hospital trust are being balloted for strike action amid patient safety concerns.

Patient safety is being put at risk by "doctor burnout" caused by GPs being under-funded and overworked, a leading medic has said. Dr Sigi Joseph said doctors have to "continually soak up" more ...

When you think of the most dangerous jobs, what comes to mind? Police officer? Firefighter? Construction? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the private sector with the highest rate of ...

When you think of the most dangerous jobs, what comes to mind? Police officer? Firefighter? Construction? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the private sector with the highest rate of ...

The patient in this case had suffered acute liver ... Sarepta noted in its safety update that “acute liver failure leading to death represents a severity of acute liver injury not previously ...