Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...

How EHRs can reduce wrong-patient NICU errors Including an identification re-entry function into a computerized order entry system may help reduce the event of wrong-patient errors in the neonatal ...

Although hospitals and health systems do not closely track medical errors and misdiagnoses, these issues have begun to receive serious scrutiny. Evidence points to the need for immediate improvement ...

The NHS and UK doctors are set to benefit from ground-breaking artificial intelligence technology designed to transform the way doctors interact with patients, reducing medical errors, cutting ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Misdiagnosis is a somewhat common phenomenon in medicine, occurring in about 10% of cases. Physicians can teach ...

Recognizing the urgent need for a broad-based effort globally to reduce errors in medical diagnosis, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on all stakeholders to "Get it right, make it safe!" ...

MemorialCare Medical Group has been nationally recognized by the American Medical Association as a Joy in Medicine health organization for the second consecutive year—one of only 18 organizations in ...

Artificial intelligence is gaining traction as a key tool for reducing billing errors as providers struggle with rising administrative burdens. A recent survey of 800 Americans and 200 healthcare ...

The study also reported that interventions using a multifocal approach with evidence-based strategies to address clinical, ...