Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has improved patient safety and its financial outlook since launching a virtual care center in 2023. The Guthie Pulse Center has saved the six-hospital system millions of ...

A study finds higher nurse turnover significantly raises patient falls in U.S. acute care units, highlighting workforce stability's role in safety.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — How could a patient and a paramedic tumble out of the back of a moving ambulance? Authorities are investigating that type of bizarre mishap that occurred Tuesday night ...

The National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable pocket card designed to help healthcare providers measure the risk of patient falls. Healthcare providers can use the Morse Fall ...

Stephanie Conquest, RN, administrator of Franklin, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs, joined Becker’s to discuss key strategies for enhancing quality and patient satisfaction and the ...

Caring for patients who would otherwise fall through the cracks is the primary driver behind PMH's program, but reducing expensive and unnecessary readmissions is a big part of the goal, as well. The ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A new survey released overnight Thursday shows that hospitals across Michigan are falling behind in patient safety. The Leapfrog Group, which releases its hospital safety ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significantly more patients from the injurious fall group had all but one of the studied prescription classes ...

Clinicians in 5 states participated in an online survey to gauge the level of compliance with HCC surveillance guidelines. According to the survey, knowledge gaps and barriers to HCC screening in ...

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at high risk for repeated falls and for fall-related injuries, including fractures and head injuries, researchers report in an article published online ...