Articles by tag: Patient Safety

How can AI solutions in healthcare transform patient care by enhancing clinical decision-making and reducing diagnostic errors? Dr. Arpita Hazra, a Clinical Patient Data Safety Specialist, offers compelling insight into integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning models with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to bridge care gaps in fast-paced healthcare environments. “Artificial intelligence and machine…

In the latest episode of the ConCensis Podcast, host Vanessa Canvanaugh dives into a compelling discussion with Mark Copeland, Vice President of Sales at 3T Medical  Systems, exploring the transformative power of Sterile Processing Departments (SPDs) in healthcare facilities. This conversation highlights the critical role SPDs play beyond their traditional view as cost centers,…

Patient safety is one of any healthcare institution’s primary concerns and goals. In a surgical setting, it’s paramount. Training and maintaining a well-trained staff are often challenging in healthcare, and an understaffed hospital could impact patient safety. Despite all precautions and best efforts, preventable medical errors during or after surgery occur at an estimated 4,000…

Patient safety is something every healthcare organization wants to improve upon, especially with the shift to value-based care. However, most are missing the mark with preventable patient harm and truly being patient-centric. Discussing the topic today, B2B Today host Daniel Litwin spoke with Dr. Donna Prosser, Chief Clinical Officer of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, a nonprofit…

Twenty years ago, a landmark report titled, “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System” shocked healthcare providers and administration when it revealed that 2-4% of all deaths in the U.S. are caused by medical errors. While the report shed light on patient care inefficiencies and lack of provider communication, it got researchers…

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that, as it relates to reporting cardiovascular disease quality measures, smaller practices not affiliated with a larger organization and without centralized quality improvement support reported clinical quality measures more efficiently. While there was no difference in the final outcome and 91% of…