Health technology continues to get more advanced. And while this can improve patient care, it also opens up hospitals to a new set of dangers they may not have imagined before. What should your facility have its eyes on for 2017? To give facilities guidance, the ECRI Institute has issued its annual list of top […] [MORE]
Are your staffers afraid to report errors?
April 17, 2012
Pop quiz time: If an employee spots a medical error, what is he/she most likely to do? Report it right away. Keep it to him/herself. It depends on the kind of policy your facility has on reporting safety/medical error incidents.
Which docs gets sued most often — and what’s the real cost?
August 17, 2010
A new study from the American Medical Association looked into which doctors — by gender, age, specialty, etc. — are most likely to get sued or have other liability claims against them.
Why are hospitals making more errors now?
June 8, 2010
Despite hospitals’ best efforts, the data indicates that some of the most serious adverse events patients can face are becoming more common, not less.
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