A nonpunitive safety event reporting regime is likely to encourage staff to participate in reporting and to focus on systemic deficiencies. A punitive approach to safety event reporting at healthcare ...

Continuous incremental improvements are the cornerstone of the Toyota Production System. The goal is to create the best product possible with the least effort and waste. If you wish to eliminate the ...

Reports of serious patient safety events among healthcare facilities in 2022 rose 19% from 2021 with falls, the most common such event, rising nearly 27%, according to data reported to The Joint ...

At least 10% of patient safety events stem from poor communication among healthcare workers, patients and caregivers, according to a meta-analysis published April 14 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The past two decades have seen astounding changes in how the health care industry handles the volume of data being captured and used for clinical care and research. Many changes have been enabled by ...