Improving resident handoff can help reduce the number of medical errors and preventable adverse events, according to a study in New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers implemented a handoff ...

Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...

On July 22, the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses — representing more than 18,000 nurses — announced recommendations for the reduction of medical errors in response to a report recently issued by ...

But in one of the first real-world tests of an AI tool, working side-by-side with clinicians in Kenya, researchers showed ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining a foothold in healthcare. Algorithms that use machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing aren’t replacing human intelligence or the human ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Misdiagnosis is a somewhat common phenomenon in medicine, occurring in about 10% of cases. Physicians can teach ...

Boston, MA – It has been five years since the release of the Institute of Medicine's landmark report on medical errors, "To Err is Human." What progress has been made to improve patient safety since ...

As a sponsor of the Sept. 22 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the American College of Radiology (ACR) congratulates the Committee on its thorough analysis of the complex process of diagnosis and ...

Healthcare safety remains a critical concern across the United States, and Maryland is no exception. As medical procedures become more complex, so do the risks tied to human error, system failures, ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma or a patient doing poorly, there’s a real ...