In Patient Safety, Human Hospital Teams Still (Mostly) Beat AI

At the annual meeting of The Leapfrog Group, patient safety AI showed potential, but it was the efforts of front-line staff ...
Nursing Times

Using animation to improve patient information in a pre-operative setting

Patients are commonly given written information, for example in the form of leaflets; however, they often do not retain it and poor literacy is a barrier for many. To address this, working in ...
Health Affairs

An Electronic Health Record–Based Real-Time Analytics Program For Patient Safety Surveillance And Improvement

Twenty years after publication of the report To Err Is Human, studies demonstrate persisting high levels of patient harm. Most patient safety measurement remains highly retrospective, relying on ...
Forbes

Technology’s Role In Prioritizing Patient Safety

The role of technology in prioritizing patient safety is becoming increasingly apparent. Research is emerging around the capability of machine learning (ML) to potentially reduce medical alert fatigue ...
webtv.un.org

Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety: A Global Imperative for Health Systems

Dr. Rudi Eggers is Director, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters; Dr. Irina Papieva is Technical Officer, Patient Safety Flagship, Integrated Health Services, WHO ...
Nursing Times

Using animation to improve patient information in a pre-operative setting

Patients are commonly given written information, for example in the form of leaflets; however, they often do not retain it and poor literacy is a barrier for many. To address this, working in ...