In the first half of 2016, 889 medication errors or close calls in Pennsylvania hospitals could have been attributed to electronic health records or other monitoring technology, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

Bon Secours Baltimore Health System has been called a facility “in the worst of America’s healthcare system,” serving the same areas depicted in the HBO crime drama “The Wire” and near the site of riots in 2015. 

Performance on patient experience scores can impact the cash flow and operating profit margins of hospitals, which may mean organizations have to align quality metrics and leadership to influence patients’ perceptions of their care.

The I-PASS Study Group based out of Boston Children's Hospital has been named the recipient of the 2016 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality at the National Level presented annually by The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF). The award, presented during NQF's 2017 Annual Conference in Pentagon City, Virginia, is the foremost award in the United States recognizing contributions to patient safety.

Accreditation won’t be restored to the emergency department residency program at Ohio-based Summa Health System after its appeal was denied by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

One doctor’s claims of having a new and effective treatment for sepsis may be true, NPR reports, but he needs better clinical evidence to prove it.

An investigation into Howard University Hospital by the Washington Post has found a laundry list of quality and financial issues at the D.C. facility, including paying at least $27 million in malpractice wrongful death lawsuits over the past decade.

The Joint Commission and the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) has awarded its first Patient Blood Management Certification to MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.