One in every 10 patients experience harm in healthcare, and about 50% of harms are preventable, according to an April 18 news release from WHO. The Patient Safety Rights Charter is the first to ...

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

Dr. Rudi Eggers is Director, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters; Dr. Irina Papieva is Technical Officer, Patient Safety Flagship, Integrated Health Services, WHO ...

Emotional safety should be assessed as a core component of patient safety, researchers at New York City-based NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing wrote in a Dec. 29 article published in Advances in ...

Becker’s Hospital Review has named “50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety,” which includes individuals at national organizations, universities and healthcare organizations working to improve ...

Maria Hicinbothem enhances patient safety in dermatology by improving infection prevention and pre-surgery processes, earning recognition for her patient advocacy and education efforts. Wandaris Ortiz ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality offers a nine-month Leadership Academy, during which scholars develop competencies through three components: Participation in ...