The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety officially launched in September 2024, representing a major step in the federal government’s renewed commitment to improving patient ...

Today’s medical device landscape is changing rapidly due to advancements in new technologies, such as AI and robotics, and evolving regulatory guidelines in the US and globally. As more patients ...

The Biden administration met World Patient Safety Day with a blitz of new programs, panel discussions and commitments from government agencies as well as healthcare industry organizations all focused ...

Top patient safety hospitals reveal programs that reduce harm and improve outcomes using real-time analytics and frontline engagement.

IN medicine, precision is everything. A single misinterpretation, a missed interaction, or a delay in treatment can have real ...

Evidence shows that inadequate consultation time and unclear clinical information contribute to roughly 25 to 30 percent of ...

Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by ...

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient safety increasingly depends on decisions made outside the clinical floor. When supplies fail to align with patient flow and rising acuity, care teams ...

Patient safety likely remains the nation's third leading cause of death and addressing it needs to be a key national priority, a presidential panel said this week. The panel released a report ...

Nineteen years ago, my daughter Julia died as a consequence of diagnostic error. She was 15-years-old. Admitted to the hospital with a mistaken diagnosis of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Patient safety advocates are hoping that recommendations ...

In many medical malpractice cases, the public imagines a careless doctor making a single catastrophic mistake. In reality, ...