As a result, risk profiling for radiotherapy has led to a strong interest in in vivo dosimetry. Authors suggest risk profiling should be extended to other aspects of healthcare. Read the article about ...

Healthcare providers can use the Morse Fall Scale to assess the risk of a patient fall based on a number of safety indicators, including history of falling, secondary diagnoses, ambulatory aid, gait ...

The global patient safety and risk management software market is estimated to reach $1.47 billion by 2021, according to a Research and Markets report.

Hospitals’ increased reliance on agency nurses and overtime shifts for in-house nurses appears to have implications for patient safety, a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open suggests.

Press Releases › Censored Patient Safety Research Must Return to Government Website, Judge Rules Articles about diagnosing endometriosis and reducing suicide risk had been removed for mentioning the ...

In April, the Joint Commission recognized Pascale Carayon, PhD, with the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for individual achievement. Now, Dr. Carayon has shared some of her ...

The five Tenet hospitals are seeking over $75,000 in damages and want Leapfrog to stop grading them and to remove recent grades from the patient safety report cards. The hospitals are asking the ...

HealthDay News — Poor communication is a major contributor to patient safety incidents, according to a review published online April 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Leila Keshtkar, PhD ...