The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety released a series of evidence-based recommendations designed to improve health IT safety, titled “Safe Practice Recommendations for Copy and Paste,” at ...

The National Patient Safety Foundation offers a free, downloadable post-discharge tool designed to help patients prevent a readmission. The tool includes a list of tips, including strategies to ...

1. Don’t pay to insure non-existent assets. When a hospital purchases a new MRI or CT Scan, the old equipment, if disposed, must be removed from the hospital’s books to reflect what the hospital ...

Healthcare organizations often focus their patient safety efforts on the inpatient setting, but research shows a significant number of patients experience adverse events in the outpatient setting. The ...

Essential safety tips for medical tourists include verifying and research the facility, communicate directly with the surgeon, and arrange follow-up care at home.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. What’s the current state of AI in healthcare? “Deployment is King ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

The surgery center accreditation process, no matter the surveying body, can be convoluted and stressful. Here, industry experts suggest five tips for ASCs to prepare and execute for a successful ...

Last week was Patient Safety Watch’s biggest of the year with the publication of our new report, The Global State of Patient Safety 2025 – our latest biannual mega-study ranking patient safety across ...

Experts suggest relying on lesser-known hospital ratings that prioritize quality, safety, and accountability over popularity. Alternative rating systems include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...