Category: Patient Safety

Compliance with hand hygiene protocols has been linked to reduced healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). For example, an academic medical center reduced the incidence...

“First, do no harm” is a simple, often-quoted phrase adopted by healthcare organizations dedicated to patient safety. These organizations would do well...

Patient Safety's Impact on Hospital Margings A patient at risk for a fall attempted to walk to the bathroom on his own,...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is rising rapidly. In fact, data from the global business consulting firm Accenture indicates...

It’s no surprise that 32 percent of healthcare workers report that they do not get enough sleep. Hospitals provide around-the-clock care, meaning...

Picture yourself as a nurse in a busy contemporary hospital. Is the scene you imagine a quiet one? If so, you probably...

The Joint Commission’s annual National Patient Safety Goals articulate clear goals around which organizations can organize to increase their patient safety levels...

Well-executed purposeful nurse rounding – nurse-led patient checks performed consistently, using a standardized protocol – has been shown to significantly increase patient...

Before getting into specifics, put the issue of patient safety in perspective: What do you think would happen if 100,000 people died...

Recent data indicates that close to 25,000 fatal falls and 3.2 million medically-treated injuries from non-fatal falls occurred in hospitals across the...