Failing to associate the right patient with the appropriate action, referred to as wrong-patient errors, is a prevalent occurrence with potentially fatal consequences, according to a report from the ...
The Match IT Act of 2024, now before Congress, would create a federal definition for 'patient match rate' that providers would address as they would a clinical quality measurement A new bill before ...
Hospitals’ methods for gathering patient information remain largely imprecise, which can lead to costly, long-lasting ramifications on hospital finances downstream. Many hospitals largely rely on ...
The first core area involved improving the medical center's culture and systems for using unique patient identifiers and wristbands. In 2003, the medical center launched initiatives to identify ...
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 ...
The ECRI Institute’s Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety published, “Health IT Safe Practices: Toolkit for the Safe Use of Health IT for Patient Identification,” according to HealthData ...
The accreditation process can be challenging for ASCs, but it remains one of the best ways for facilities to demonstrate their commitment to patient safety. Here, leaders from three leading ...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SEQSTER PDM Inc. (“SEQSTER”), the leading patient-centric healthcare technology company, and Antidote Technologies (“Antidote”), a digital health company that focuses on ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Flatiron Health, a healthtech company transforming clinical research through technology that integrates research into everyday care, today announced a strategic partnership ...