A newly uncovered cyber attack has exposed sensitive information at two major NHS trusts, raising fears that patient records ...

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have had patient data stolen by hackers exploiting a critical vulnerability ...

The Washington State Department of Health opened its investigation after a 12-year-old girl committed suicide while under ...

State regulators issued an immediate jeopardy warning to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., in late April, after determining the facility failed to properly screen and supervise ...

Did you know that nearly 90% of nurses use technology daily? As healthcare evolves, so does the role of technology in nursing. Tech tools are central to delivering quality care, from patient records ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Preverity, Inc., a leading provider of risk management and patient safety solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that its wholly ...

Kerm Henriksen is a senior adviser, Human Factors and Patient Safety ... workable goals for future improvement efforts. The Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit, funded by AHRQ and developed by the ...

Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says ... communication is a substantial cause of patient safety incidents," concluded the research team ...

The governor directed OHA to make a 30-day plan to address patient care and safety. Public records show that, effective April 11, the hospital will now monitor patients 24/7 to alert units of any ...

Patient safety is being put at risk by "doctor burnout" caused by GPs being under-funded and overworked, a leading medic has said. Dr Sigi Joseph said doctors have to "continually soak up" more ...