New Press Ganey Research Provides Full Picture of Workforce Safety Concerns
The State of Healthcare Safety 2026, based on 2025 data from 1.3 million healthcare employees and more than 23 million patients, explores how workforce culture, reporting behaviors, and leadership alignment influence safety performance and care reliability across health systems.
Containment Is a Governance Decision: Tissue Dissemination Risk in Laparoscopic Morcellation
In an era of heightened scrutiny around tissue dissemination and cancer risk, containment is not merely a surgical technique, it is a governance decision.
Behind the Scenes of Care: Secure and Efficient Systems in Modern Healthcare Facilities
Secure and efficient operational structures help medical staff focus on patient care while ensuring that essential resources remain accessible. When healthcare environments function effectively behind the scenes, patients experience faster service and safer treatment conditions.
Are You Doing Enough to Promote Patient Safety?
According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, adverse events are a major cause of patient harm during hospitalizations. The study found that 32.3% of adverse events resulted in serious consequences for patients such as prolonged recovery.
How Hospital Leaders Can Use HHS’ Updated Cybersecurity Toolkit to Strengthen Resilience
The new module allows providers to assess cybersecurity risks alongside traditional hazards such as natural disasters or infrastructure failures, giving leaders a wider view of threats that could disrupt care delivery.
Healthcare Leaders Join Together to Craft Standard for AI Safety
A coalition of executives from leading health systems across the U.S. have launched the first operational standard specifically designed to govern AI that communicates directly with patients or which is used to shape clinical messaging.
Report: Scam Messages Pose Risks to Patient Safety
Conducted by Tebra, the study surveyed 1,000 patients and healthcare professionals—including physicians, nurses, and front office staff—to understand the impact of medical phishing scams.
Leapfrog Ruling Raises Strategic Questions for Hospital CFOs
According to the ruling, the organization assigned the lowest possible scores on several safety measures when hospitals did not participate in the survey, a practice the judge said had “no scientific basis” and ultimately misrepresented hospital safety.
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2026 Resources
Patient Safety Awareness Week is coming to a close, but the focus on patient safety and healthcare quality will continue on as always. Thanks to all the dedicated professionals who work in healthcare organizations to provide top-notch care. We highlighted some of these efforts this week and will continue to do so.
PSQH Quick Poll 2026: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2025. The survey had a total of 127 respondents.