Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued an executive order on Thursday creating a new Division of Patient Safety and proposed computerizing prescriptions to help prevent errors. "If we're successful, our patient ...

HHS announced the publication of the final Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan to ensure health IT systems do not jeopardize patient safety. The final plan addresses recommendations ...

The final Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan, designed to ensure the safety of HIT for patients, has been released by HHS. • Facilitate reporting of HIT-related incidents. • ...

he Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital board of directors approved an organization-wide performance improvement and patient safety plan and a physician income guarantee at their regular meeting Tuesday. The ...

The professionals included on this list are prominent advocates for patient safety. They are clinicians, researchers and experts who focus on improving healthcare for large populations. Many honorees ...