Patient safety has been top-of-mind for me for decades. When I learned of the startling statistics surrounding patient deaths in hospital settings, I knew a change in patient care was imperative.
There is a disparate awareness about the prevalence of communication problems occurring during surgical operations among varying medical professionals.
The opioid epidemic is a major public health concern in the U.S. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 70,630 people died from drug overdoses and 10.1 million people misused opioid prescriptions in 2019 alone.
In the month of October 2018, 25% of Medicare patients experienced harm during their hospital stay – for 43% of these patients, the harm events were preventable.
First and foremost, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation would like to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends…
These last weeks have reminded us of the fragility of peace and safety. It is not that we are unaware of the turbulent lives that many across our world experience in places like Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Syria.
In March of 2020, Chimére Smith, then a 37-year-old middle school teacher in Baltimore, went to see her doctor about a sore throat, dizziness, shortness of breath and gastrointestinal issues.
The following provides the perspective of someone with more than five decades working with nuclear power, and is intended to…
People seek healthcare every day to better their conditions, but medical errors may result in unforeseen and even fatal outcomes….
The United States spends more on health care than any country in the world, but it has made almost no…
