Misdiagnoses due to artificial intelligence and rural communities’ limited access to care should be front of mind for healthcare organizations looking to minimize preventable harm and improve patie | ...

ECRI identifies top patient safety concerns in 2026, including AI risks, rural access, and funding cuts affecting healthcare operations.

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

According to Healthgrades' annual analysis, if all hospitals performed as well as the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award winners, 100,819 patient safety events could have been avoided between 2022 ...

Dr. Rudi Eggers is Director, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters; Dr. Irina Papieva is Technical Officer, Patient Safety Flagship, Integrated Health Services, WHO ...

This week, March 8-14, is Patient Safety Awareness Week. Delivering safe, quality care to all patients is the top priority ...

The site announced Tuesday that 438 hospitals in 40 U.S. states met the criteria for its 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award, including Windham Hospital in Willimantic, The Hospital of Central ...

Patient safety achievements Ascension include preventing thousands of deaths and lowering infection rates across its 90 hospitals since 2021.