medical error

The legislation's supporters say the bill scrubs only minor disciplinary scrapes that result in reprimands or probation.

State regulators have formally accused at least 23 doctors of negligent prescribing. More accusations are expected.

In new survey, 68% of clinicians reported frequent incidents of catheter dislodgement.

Learn how one health system launched systematic initiatives to improve its quality and safety rankings and is pursuing a zero-harm...

The award is based on several metrics, including; preventing infections, reducing C-sections, use of technology to ensure safer care, and...

The Nashville-based medical center, a key provider of healthcare services in Middle Tennessee, was told it will lose its Medicare...

Nurses must create a culture that encourages family caregivers to speak up about patient safety issues.

Concerned about discrepancies among accrediting organization surveys and its own findings, CMS plans to make deficiency reports more accessible to...

A new set of guidelines features recommendations for nearly a dozen focal points where medication errors can be avoided in...

The ACT for Better Diagnosis initiative that launched this week wants to heighten awareness about diagnostic errors, and give stakeholders...

Poor handoffs, lack of feedback, limited support, and a complex diagnostic process contribute to the thousands of misdiagnosis-related hospital deaths...

A physician failed to include in the medical records a warning that the plaintiff had been diagnosed with a potentially...