The majority of physician leaders — 73 percent — agree issues related to patient safety keep them up at night, according to a Royal Philips survey. For the survey, Philips tapped Regina Corso ...
Lucian Leape, MD, considered by many to be the father of the patient safety movement, died Monday in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was 94. The cause of death was heart failure, his son James told the ...
The Joint Commission recognized one person and two organizations for excellence in patient safety and healthcare quality. The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, launched in 2002, ...
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (left), the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights (top right), and UCSF Health St. Mary’s Hospital (bottom right). Three UCSF Health hospitals ...
In 2023, Molly Taylor, MD, MS, a pediatric oncologist and attending physician at Seattle Children’s, sat in her parked car with tears streaming down her face. She was preparing to attend the memorial ...
Virtual sitting supports continuous patient safety when bedside observation is needed. The 51-hospital health system narrowed ...
Healthcare staff who “turn a blind eye” to colleagues being sexually harassed at work face putting patient safety at risk, doctors have warned. Medics claim that overlooking these incidents allows ...