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Acquisition to Help ECRI Focus System Safety on ‘Just Culture’

Jan. 6, 2025
The significance of just culture in the workforce was highlighted in the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure taking effect in 2025, ECRI says
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AHA: Patient Safety Better Than Pre-Pandemic
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Hospitals Recognized for Patient Safety Endeavors
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AHRQ Chartbook Highlights Areas of Progress, Weakness on Patient Safety

March 26, 2024
People in poor households received worse care than people in high-income households for 33 percent of patient safety measures
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VA ‘Surgical Pause’ Initiative Wins Eisenberg Patient Safety Award

Feb. 13, 2024
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum have announced the recipients of the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards
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Home Medical Device Usability Tops ECRI Hazard List

Feb. 1, 2024
ECRI’s Top 10 list also includes concerns related to artificial intelligence and data security
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AHRQ to Fund Research on Healthcare Worker Safety, Well-Being

Jan. 10, 2024
Grants to fund strategies to improve delivery system safety by addressing factors that weaken healthcare worker safety and well-being
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Leapfrog Group: Healthcare-Acquired Infection Rates Decline Post-Pandemic

Nov. 6, 2023
Staffing shortages seen as key reason that patient experience scores worsened for the second year in a row