Becker's Hospital Review

Geisinger physicians develop patient safety program to end preventable deaths

Physicians with the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton, Pa., co-chaired a task force that has created a patient safety curriculum, according to PAHomePage.com. Geisinger ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Collette Health and Prime Healthcare Partner to Transform Patient Safety and Advance Virtual Nursing Capabilities

Collette Health Prime Healthcare partnership advances virtual nursing and patient safety across 55 hospitals with proven virtual sitting technology.
Medscape

Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Safety Program

Patient safety is one of the greatest imperatives in healthcare today; however, there are many obstacles that must be overcome to make the healthcare system truly safe. This article describes one ...
HealthLeaders Media

How Do You Gain a CFO's Support for Quality and Patient Safety Programs?

As more hospitals cut their budgets, it's important for staff members who work in quality and patient safety to understand what points to illustrate when making a case for joining a new initiative, ...
Business Wire

Empowering Patient Safety: HD Nursing Partners with CPR Marketing for National Impact

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, announces its collaborative ...
USA Today

Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality in a Virtual Environment

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 ...
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Patient Safety Officer earns credential

Ofelia O’Donnell is very humble and shy, but recently she obtained a vital credential award by Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) that left her speechless. O’Donnell has ...
usace.army.mil

Patient Safety Takes Training, Teamwork

Billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives are lost annually nationwide to medical mistakes that could have been prevented by patient safety practices. Sensory overload, punitive procedures ...
Forbes

Patient Safety And Quality In A Virtual Environment: 3 Questions You Should Ask Your Telehealth Partner

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 ...
HUB

Patient safety program reduces unnecessary antibiotic use in long-term care facilities

In early 2021, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and NORC at the University of Chicago showed that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic ...
Observer-Reporter

Local hospitals recognized for patient safety

Several local hospitals have earned statewide and national honors for patient safety. UPMC Washington, Allegheny General Hospital, AHN Jefferson, and St. Clair Hospital were among 22 hospitals ...