Patient Safety & Quality

Safer care through checklists, culture, measurement, infection control, and ethics.

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Medical Errors & Safety Culture Root‑cause analysis, incident reporting, and system fixes that prevent harm. Infection Prevention & Control Hand hygiene, isolation, device‑associated infections, and antimicrobial stewardship. Quality Measures & Outcomes Metrics, dashboards, readmissions, and patient‑reported outcomes (PROMs). Ethics, Consent & Advance Care Shared decisions, informed consent, and advance directives in serious illness. Patient Experience & Engagement Communication, navigation, shared plans, and digital tools that empower patients.

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worth.com > person > jodi-halpern-2

Jodi Halpern | Chancellor's Chair and Director of Kavli Center for Ethics, Science and the Public

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (347+ words) Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD holds a University Chair and is Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. Her work brings together psychiatry, philosophy, affective forecasting and decision neuroscience to elucidate how people…...


foxreno.com > news > mornings-on-fox-11-and-arc-reno > preventing-falls-simple-steps-that-can-make-a-home-safer

Preventing falls: Simple steps that can make a home safer

30+ min ago   (32+ words) KRXI President Trump meets with Mandani President Trump meets with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of the UN General Assembly....


uc.edu > news > articles > 2026 > 09 > ai-is-going-to-change-all-our-lives.html

AI is going to change all our lives

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (368+ words) The Columbus Dispatch turned to a University of Cincinnati expert in health communication and technology to explain how artificial intelligence is becoming ingrained in every aspect of our lives. UC College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Kelly Merrill Jr....


nypost.com > 09/21/2026 > health > new-study-finds-startling-flaw-if-ai-chooses-who-gets-organ-donations

New study finds startling flaw if AI starts choosing who gets organ donations: ‘Diverge from human values’

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (555+ words) A prescription for disaster. When it comes to AI chatbots calling the shots for medical decisions, there seems to be a divide between whether the promising outcomes outweigh the medical mishaps. A study by Penn State researchers has found that…...


clpmag.com > disease-states > diabetes-metabolic > siemens-novo-collaborate-blood-test-masld-mash

Siemens Healthineers and Novo Partner to Expand Blood-Based Testing for MASLD and MASH

8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (428+ words) Clinical Lab Products...


kobi5.com > features > providence-minute > how-to-get-up-safely-after-a-fall-315682

Providence Minute: How to Get Up Safely After a Fall

10+ hour, 36+ min ago   (80+ words) kobi5.com Submit your questions for the Oregon Gubernatorial Debate hosted by KOBI-TV NBC5. Watch live on Oct 7 @ 7pm. The shared alert has expired and is no longer active. Providence Minute: How to Get Up Safely After a Fall In this week’s Providence…...


midlands103.com > news > midlands-news > calls-for-greater-compassion-in-healthcare-as-concerns-persist

Calls For Greater Compassion In Healthcare As Concerns Persist

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (236+ words) Monday, 21 September 2026 15:03 It follows journalist Emer O’Kelly’s critical account of her experience at St James’ Hospital. The founder of a midlands campaign group for accountable compassion in the health service says it's an issue that persists today. It comes after…...


medicaldaily.com > pediatric-sepsis-medicaid-children-mortality-regional-study-478880

Nearly 4 Percent of Publicly Insured Kids Hospitalized with Sepsis Died Within 30 Days, with Wide Regional Gaps

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (678+ words) Nearly 4% of publicly insured children hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis died within 30 days, and death rates varied widely depending on where a child lived. The findings come from a national study of Medicaid data covering 2021 to 2023, published in the journal Pediatrics....


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Nevro SCS Implant Lawsuit Alleges Sales Rep Programming Led to Permanent Nerve Damage

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Prevent falls from scaffolds: New toolbox talk available

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (140+ words) Washington — Workers who use scaffolds should be trained on proper setup and operation to avoid serious injury and death, NIOSH emphasizes in a new toolbox talk. “When scaffolds aren’t set up straight or used right, workers can fall,” the agency…...