Joint Commission 2026 National Performance Goals require hospitals to align staffing decisions with patient safety and clinical needs continuously.

More than 30 years ago, findings from the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS) helped bring public awareness to the problem of patient safety. Since the publication of the HMPS results, new ...

The Standard consists of a set of 10 Core Pillars, developed by the PatientAI Collaborative (TM) cohort, that move beyond aspirational ethics to establish operational requirements spanning safety, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remains acutely focused on patient harm and will introduce new measures addressing patient safety later this year, agency leaders said at an event in ...

Healthcare organizations are recommended to develop a safety culture to promote both patient and occupational well-being. Safety culture is defined as the product of an individual and group values, ...

'You basically cannot have patient safety without health equity,' says Yale New Haven Health executive. Yale New Haven Health is striving to address the health equity elements of patient safety.

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 ...

Hospitals’ increased reliance on agency nurses and overtime shifts for in-house nurses appears to have implications for patient safety, a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open suggests. Among ...

India's influence on global patient safety and healthcare governance was showcased at the Apollo Hospitals International Health Dialogue 2026.

DARIEN, IL — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has released a new position statement emphasizing the clinical significance of sleepiness and its impact on performance, health, mood, safety, and ...