New data show that hospitals’ and health systems’ relentless focus on safety and quality improvement is paying off for ...

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America published “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” — an investigation into the prevalence of medical errors ...

The National Quality Forum announced its board of directors has endorsed 12 patient safety measures focused on complications. As part of its patient safety endorsement project, NQF evaluated 21 ...

The National Quality Forum has endorsed 64 measures that cover patient safety, cardiovascular care and other aspects of patient care. Of the 64 newly endorsed measures, NQF has endorsed 21 ...

The National Patient Safety Foundation sponsored its annual Patient Safety Awareness Week this year from March 6-12. The week is designed to raise awareness among physicians and patients of safety ...

FORT BRAGG, NC -Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) has received an “A” score from Leapfrog, a national nonprofit organization ...

U.S. hospitals made gains to reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) but saw patient experiences further deteriorate in the latest release of an independent watchdog’s twice-yearly safety report.

She has several hospitals nearby, but no clear way to compare them. That’s until she learns of a new free tool called ...

A nonprofit health care watchdog group that ranks hospitals nationwide twice a year on patient safety measures has changed the grades of seven North Bay hospitals since May — some better, some worse.

The AHA released a report Dec. 4 that found patient safety in hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve.