RaDonda Vaught, the former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse who accidentally gave a patient a fatal dose of the wrong medicine, was...Read More »
One proposal to improve care quality at the national level is the creation of a National Patient Safety Board, which would gather best practices,...Read More »
For many people, forgetting a daily dose of an ADHD, allergy, or other drug might be disruptive but not life threatening. However, for millions of...Read More »
Chris Novak, vice president and chief operating officer for Ascension Illinois’ behavioral medicine service line, says the process of gathering...Read More »
Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and...Read More »
Preventing medical errors requires people to come forward when those errors are made, IHI says. Otherwise, how else will healthcare organizations...Read More »
