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

State and federal quality metrics that focus on in-hospital mortality for sepsis patients may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals, according to a study published May 31 in JAMA Network Open. Past ...

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 American Hospital Association has released a report finding that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it ...

A physician from the Pikeville Medical Center spoke to the Pikeville Rotary Club on Dec. 2 about the facility’s sepsis ...

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability and a key target of state and federal quality measures for hospitals. In-hospital mortality of patients with sepsis is frequently measured for ...

Across the U.S., health care-acquired infection rates are showing continued improvement after a major spike during the pandemic, Leapfrog Group program analyst Alex Campione said in a recent interview ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from ...

SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New multicenter study data reveals that targeted sepsis testing at triage in the ED may be key to preserving inpatient bed capacity for the ...

The Biden administration met World Patient Safety Day with a blitz of new programs, panel discussions and commitments from government agencies as well as healthcare industry organizations all focused ...

In a confirmatory model adjusted for baseline illness severity, the precision immunotherapy approach was associated with ...

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 ...