NPSF Announces Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research and Development in Patient Safety
NPSF Offers Webinar on Patient Safety Resources
The National Patient Safety Foundation will offer a complimentary webinar, “Patient Safety Resources and Publication Strategies: Uncovering and Contributing Important Knowledge in the Field,” at 1:00pm ET on June 22, 2010.
Hospital Will Deploy Latest Version Featuring Innovative One Click Updates to Streamline Maintenance of Evidence-based Order Sets
Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced that Sibley Memorial Hospital has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its electronic order set solution.
EDIMS and Clara Maass Medical Center Selected to Provide Medical Care Services at Red Bull Arena
Expecting More Medical Errors Due to Health Care Reform, Safety Expert Steve Harden Releases Patient’s Manual on Getting Mistake-Free Care
NPSF’s Patient Safety Congress and Community Engagement
I look forward each spring to attending the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) Patient Safety Congress for great education and networking opportunities. I especially look forward to the pre-conference programs NPSF offers, which this year (May 17–19) added a half-day on medical simulation to the customary full-day sessions on leadership and community engagement.
Emergency Nurses Release New Guidelines for Patient Transfers
Rocky Mountain Patient Safety Organization Selects ECRI Institute PSO for Patient Safety Reporting and Analysis
New Fall Alarm Sensor for Lightweight Patients Reduces Risk of Falls
Safety Culture: Building a Culture of Safety
Safety Culture
Building a Culture of Safety
In the 10-plus years since the inaugural publication of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on medical error, To Err Is Human, there has been surprisingly little progress in reducing the rate of medical error, despite the adoption of technologies specifically intended to combat medical errors. A growing number of people attribute this lack of progress to fundamental flaws in the American healthcare culture that prevent success.