With its Zero Harm 24/7 project, the patient experience organization is asking health systems to help drive improvements in transparency and culture by establishing a standardized patient and staff ...

A culture shift in healthcare is needed to improve healthcare workplace safety, according to a commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She gave the Veterans Health ...

Patient safety culture in healthcare refers to the collective commitment by clinicians, managers and supporting staff to prioritise patient safety through ethical practices, open communication and ...

This study examines the use of Red Rules in patient safety culture. The presence of a strong culture of patient safety has become a critical component in reducing medical errors. Some hospitals are ...

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

Safety thrives when leaders walk the talk. It's not about policies—it's about presence, consistency, and real investment on the floor. Walk into any facility with an impressive safety record, and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As a healthcare technology leader with over 30 years of experience, I have witnessed ...

Good things take time. This well-known idiom can be applied to virtually every aspect of a company’s development, including its safety culture and how safely people perform their jobs. The definition ...

With the healthcare industry turning away from the traditional fee-for-service model to pay-for-performance and value-based purchasing, hospitals and health systems are feeling pressure now more than ...