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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued an evidence-based handbook for nurses focusing on patient safety and quality.

Transparency and openness with patients is an important part of improving communication in healthcare, especially when there is an adverse outcome involved, said James Conway, adjunct lecturer at Harvard School of Public Health and senior fellow at the Institute for…

Maine Rep. Adam Goode (D-Bangor) has submitted proposed legislation that would require Maine hospitals and nursing homes to screen high-risk patients for MRSA before they are admitted into the healthcare facility.

Patient safety experts are calling on healthcare professionals to adopt risk-profiling as a best practice, as other high-risk industries have done, to improve patient safety, according to an article published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Research results suggest patient participation in surgical site marking may not be reliable or helpful in decreasing the chances of wrong-site surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Maple Lawn Surgery Center in Fulton, Md., has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from the Howard County Times.

A new guide from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and DOD provides instruction to master trainers on using simulation-based training when teaching TeamSTEPPS, a three-phased process aimed at creating and sustaining a culture of safety.

Top-rated hospitals are more likely to prevent medical errors such as hospital-acquired bloodstream infections and post-surgical sepsis than lower-rated hospitals, according to a study conducted by HealthGrades researchers, with coverage of the study provided by HealthDay.

Researchers found triggers can be used to identify where adverse events are most likely to occur in outpatient surgery, according to an article published in Journal of Patient Safety.

Using a safety attitudes questionnaire can be useful in measuring the effectiveness of patient safety improvement initiatives, according to an article published in the Journal of Patient Safety.