John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma or a patient doing poorly, there’s a real ...

Most patients at most hospitals receive excellent care and recover from illness, injury or procedures in due course, It's long been known, however, that there is some risk associated with a hospital ...

For example, the Vanderbilt Patient Advocacy Reporting System systematically collects and codes unsolicited patient and family complaint narratives (all types of complaints can be reported). 51 These ...

Although it has limits, open communication can decrease the emotional and behavioral impacts of medical errors. Open communication with patients after medical errors decreases emotional impacts and ...

Patient misidentification continues to pose a persistent safety risk throughout the NHS, yet it remains inadequately acknowledged and researched, a healthcare safety watchdog has warned. A new report ...

But the 33-year-old school district controller actually wound up with two scars in the delicate region — one on each side — after the surgeon mistakenly operated on the left and had to start over.

Lawmakers have taken steps to require insurers to keep more accurate directories of doctors and specialists, but state rules ...

Resolving logistics issues takes away from the time nurses could be providing care, new survey indicates. Healthcare logistics affects patient care more than most would think, a new survey from ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...