Healthcare organizations across the country have significantly ramped up the focus on patient safety and quality improvement, and for good reason. Under the healthcare reform law, healthcare providers ...

This study examines the correlation between a Culture of Patient Safety as measured by hospital staff surveys and actual patient harm attributed to hospital performance. It is generally accepted by ...

When patient safety concerns arise in a non-punitive workplace, the emphasis is on improving processes rather than blaming individuals. Establishing a non-punitive workplace culture is a cornerstone ...

Explore the systemic issues affecting mental health inpatient safety and discover how better workforce, culture, and accountability can drive safer, high‑quality care.

Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, the organization referred to throughout this study, in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Research’s Imperial Patient ...

As health systems continue shifting higher-acuity cases into outpatient settings, ASCs are being asked to do more, and at Novant Health, that evolution has required more than standardized protocols.

Joint Commission 2026 National Performance Goals require hospitals to align staffing decisions with patient safety and clinical needs continuously.

A total system approach and a culture of safety are necessary to combat medical errors and adverse events, according to a new report issued by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). The report ...

Clinicians cite staffing shortages and patients concerns as reasons to work while sick. Health care professionals should know they are accountable for their actions but also feel comfortable that they ...

The three-hospital healthcare alliance's "Lines and Drains" EHR analytics project achieved 100% compliance in documentation ...

Safety culture refers to the ways that safety issues are addressed in a workplace. It often reflects “the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety.” 1 The ...

Reta Mays, 46, of Harrison County, W.Va., a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., pled guilty to murder of seven veterans under her ...