Background Medical devices have improved the treatment of many medical conditions.
Despite their benefit, the use of devices can lead to unintended incidents, potentially …

The recent focus on health care quality improvement and cost containment has led some
policymakers and practitioners to advocate the adoption of health information technology …

Purpose The purpose of this research is to identify quick, effective and affordable
architectural design solutions to improve the health of patients, visitors and staff, in an …

Patient safety in healthcare has become a national objective. Healthcare organizations are
striving to improve patient safety and have turned to high reliability organizations as those in …

Purpose. The medication safety infrastructure of critical-access hospitals (CAHs) in Florida
was evaluated. Methods. Qualitative assessments, including a self-administered survey and …

Context and Purpose: With heightened attention to medical errors and patient safety, we
surveyed Utah and Missouri hospitals to assess the “state of the art” in patient safety systems …

Discovering unknown adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in postmarketing surveillance as early
as possible is highly desirable. Nevertheless, current postmarketing surveillance methods …

The US Congress established the designation of Critical Access Hospitals in 1997,
recognising rural hospitals as vital links to health for rural and underserved populations. The …

Objectives We examined whether better patient safety culture (PSC) in skilled nursing
facilities was associated with higher likelihood of successful community discharge for post …

Adverse events occur in virtually all health care arenas, and while rural health care settings
are no exception, these facilities often face unique financial burdens and personnel …