Adverse events are learning opportunities, but the benefits depend on conducting an optimal investigation that adheres to best practices. Adhering to tenets of just culture and avoiding assumptions are key to yielding the greatest improvements.
A hospital in Oregon is facing a $900,000 lawsuit after a man’s face caught fire during surgery, highlighting the continuing risks of operating room fires and the substantial liability that can result.
The Health and Human Services (HHS) National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety has launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, which aggregates hospital safety data from four primary measurement sources.
Recent research suggests large language models, a form of artificial intelligence, may be useful in improving the quality of emergency medicine handoff notes, but it also illustrated shortcomings of the current technology.
The California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of a hospital in a medical malpractice case.
The California Court of Appeal for the Second District upheld a trial court’s ruling in favor of a neurosurgeon accused of medical negligence in a case involving a delayed emergency surgery.
Health and Human Services recently issued proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to address continuing cybersecurity threats in healthcare, urging covered entities to keep up with the bad guys by adopting the most up-to-date technology.
