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 ...

The healthcare industry is experiencing what some have dubbed an “epidemic” of clinician burnout. Many experts have pointed to the broad adoption of EHRs as a prominent contributing factor to this ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services do not reimburse fall-related costs, so falls represent a significant cost burden for hospitals. In a new study at two health systems, the average total ...

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 ...

Nine military medical facilities have received the highest grade for patient safety from a nonprofit watchdog organization that aims to improve quality and care across the nation. The Leapfrog Group ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the DAISY Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2023 DAISY Award ® for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety.

The Pediatric Safety Program has been active for 2 years. Since its inception several changes have been implemented to make the program more robust and clinically effective. The first change was to ...

The accreditation process can be challenging for ASCs, but it remains one of the best ways for facilities to demonstrate their commitment to patient safety. Here, leaders from three leading ...

In the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, quality and safety are at the core of everything we do. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of care to women through continuous quality ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The DAISY Foundation today announced the recipients of the 10 th annual DAISY Award ® for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient ...

STRAIN ON STAFFING AT HOSPITALS, ENOUGH TO CAUSE BURNOUT EVEN AMONG VETERAN NURSES. TONIGHT, WE’RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT A NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CHANGE THAT AT SOME OF OMAHA’S BIGGEST HOSPITALS.