Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a persistent and tremendous threat to patient safety, having claimed 72,000 patients during their hospitalization according to the Centers for Disease ...

All six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother − died in the crash, authorities said. One person in a car on the ground also was killed.

India’s approach to medical negligence remains largely punitive, focusing on assigning blame and enforcing penalties rather than investigating underlying causes to enhance patient safety.

Three new tenants have signed on for a combined total of 38,659 square feet at PRD Realty’s 19 West 34th Street, Commercial Observer has learned. Digital health services firm PatientPoint took the ...

Organizations should use a balanced scorecard to evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives or new technologies, considering factors such as patient safety, ethics, transparency, regulatory ...

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Since then, surveys measuring a patient safety climate considered predictive of health outcomes have begun to emerge. This paper compares the general characteristics, dimensions covered, psychometrics ...

as measured by the RAFAELA system correlates with different types of patient safety incidents and with patient mortality, and to compare the results with regressions based on the standard ...

bu.edu Despite consensus that preventing patient safety events is important, measurement of safety events remains challenging. This is, in part, because they occur relatively infrequently and are not ...

identifying potential safety concerns and uncovering opportunities for improvement. This ongoing feedback loop ensures that therapies remain aligned with patient needs and deliver optimal outcomes.

Our speakers will discuss hemolysis prevalence and impact throughout the hospital, and optimizing patient care and safety with integrated hemolysis detection at the point of care. Q&A to follow.

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