Poor communication contributed to 24.0% of safety incidents in 42 studies that examined its contribution along with other causes.

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Founded on faith. Focused on you. That’s the new motto for Pikeville Medical Center as hospital leaders and employees ...

Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on ...

It’s not a new trend, but it’s one that’s showing no signs of slowing: Patients today are demanding more care in medical ...

Park Hospital District Board candidates spoke to the Estes Valley public at the Estes Park League of Women Voters’ candidate ...

The Yuma District Hospital Board of Directors met for its regular monthly meeting last week in the Pearse Board Room at Yuma District Hospital ... That will help reduce post-operative pain for the ...

A breach at Oracle Health impacts multiple US healthcare organizations and hospitals after a threat actor stole patient data from ... learned that all formal communication was sent on plain ...

The report was prompted by a joint letter from 29 doctors at the hospital to HIS warning that patient safety was being “seriously compromised”. The board serves a population of 1.2 million ...

A remarkable turnaround in a failing out of hours GP service has been praised by NHS Forth Valley 's board, as they heard from staff and a grateful patient. The out of hours service was struggling ...

Eleven nurses recently left a surgical unit at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital due ... with patients placed in beds in hallways due to overflowing emergency rooms. Despite the surge in demand, the ...

Iowa Methodist hospital faces multiple lawsuits alleging patient deaths and injuries due to delayed emergency room care. The hospital has been cited for violating federal law by failing to provide ...