Patient safety in hospitals has traditionally depended on careful clinical practice, communication and checklists. But as ...

Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says unsafe diagnosis, medication errors, poor communication and fragmented care can cause significant harm to patients living with ...

A FOUR-year-old pupil was taken to hospital after being given double his prescribed dose of medication at school - and from a different child's medicine bottle.

State investigators found all four patients had to be transferred to higher levels of care. As of investigators' Aug. 21 exit ...

Medical safety is an 'organizational system for reducing preventable harm.' Everyone makes mistakes. Therefore, just 'being ...

A gripping breakdown of the RaDonda Vaught case exploring a fatal medical error, the criminal charges that followed, and the heated debate over accountability in healthcare #MedicalCase #TrueCrime #Ca ...

The system said its hospitals will remain open, operational and eligible for Medicare reimbursement.

Federal regulators have cleared the most serious safety finding related to a dangerous medication error at Ascension Saint ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Ascension Saint Thomas says it will remain open, operational and eligible for Medicare patients ...

The entertainment world has seen several shocking losses that raised serious questions about medical care and oversight. These cases not only stunned fans but also revealed how preventable mistakes ...

Federal regulators have given Ascension Saint Thomas hospitals in Nashville a reprieve and more time to address serious ...

Some 73% of medication reconciliation errors happen as patients move between care settings, patient safety organization ECRI said in a Sept. 16 report ...