Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

True or false? A trip to the doctor’s is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse than ...

Sandra Hall entered the HealthPartners Same Day Surgery Center in St. Paul to fix arthritis in her left thumb. When she left, in an ambulance, she was unresponsive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly half of all teens with a history of cardiac surgery still used more than one medication. Clinicians must ...

Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

A Sunderland dad died weeks after a hospital error meant he went a week without vital medication after undergoing heart surgery, an inquest heard. John Cogdon, 62 ...

On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. The organization’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations ...

If you plan to get surgery for your prostate cancer, there are a few things you can do to get ready ahead of time. As with any surgery, your well-being and safety are important. If you prepare for ...