Adverse drug events (ADEs)--injuries caused by medications-- are estimated to rank among the leading causes of death in the United States and represent a major, often preventable threat to patient ...

ECRI identifies top patient safety concerns in 2026, including AI risks, rural access, and funding cuts affecting healthcare operations.

The current standard for medication tracking within healthcare systems demands a large amount of active human engagement, from scanning barcodes to manually counting units of medication. The manual ...

Patients with vision or hearing impairments face safety risks when taking medicines and using medical devices, the Patient Safety Commissioner for England has warned. A report commissioned by Dr ...

OneWell Health Care Announces Strategic Partnership with AidRx to Enhance Medication Management and Patient Safety ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

Not every drug recall signals immediate danger. That distinction matters in the current recall involving bisoprolol fumarate ...

The role of technology in prioritizing patient safety is becoming increasingly apparent. Research is emerging around the capability of machine learning (ML) to potentially reduce medical alert fatigue ...

OneDose’s new eMACC app digitizes medication cross-checks for EMS, aiming to reduce errors and streamline protocol updates ...

Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by ...