patient safety

Influenza poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China that has made headlines around the world.

An investigation determined that some gowns made since September 2018 were produced in unapproved locations with unsanitary conditions.

Clinicians urged to step up alcohol screening at regular intervals, intervention.

Electronic medical record defaults may influence emergency department prescribing.

A government investigation found that the New Jersey hospital's transplant team was failing to learn from surgical errors.

African-Americans treated at non-minority hospitals experienced a 3% decline in mortality each year, compared to no decline in mortality when...

The Dublin, Ohio-based medical supplier said took the action after learning of unsanitary 'environmental conditions' at a plant in China.

The proposed rule removes an Obama-era referral policy that the Trump administration says discriminates against religious providers.

Some hospitals are ditching the ritual of covering reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging exams.

Ongoing trends are likely to loom large in the realm of patient safety this year.

Big drop in scripts after interventions in Texas program.

Fewer infants colonized when parents underwent cleaning procedure.