Patient Safety & Quality

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

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Inside Patient Safety & Quality

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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punekarnews.in > pune-ycmh-issues-notices-to-ambulance-staff-after-homeless-patient-falls-out-of-moving-vehicle

Pune: YCMH Issues Notices to Ambulance Staff After Homeless Patient Falls Out Of Moving Vehicle

16+ min ago   (201+ words) Pune, 12th October 2026: The administration of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation-run Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) has issued notices to an ambulance driver and a staffer after a homeless patient fell out of a moving ambulance while being transferred to Sassoon General…...


deccanchronicle.com > southern-states > telangana > no-essential-medicines-key-services-not-working-at-ogh-say-protesting-doctors-1995072

No Essential Medicines, Key Services Not Working at OGH, Say Protesting Doctors

22+ min ago   (229+ words) Hyderabad: The interns, postgraduate students and senior residents affiliated with the Osmania Medical College Junior Doctors Association (OMC JUDA), working at Osmania General Hospital (OGH), launched a protest on Monday not over stipends but over the lack of essential medicines,…...


punekarnews.in > pune-patient-falls-out-of-moving-ambulance-near-ycm-hospital-in-pimpri-chinchwad

Pune: Patient Falls Out of Moving Ambulance Near YCM Hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (178+ words) Pimpri, 11th October 2026: A patient reportedly fell onto the road from a moving ambulance near Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad, raising concerns about patient safety and the precautions followed while transporting patients. The incident was recorded on mobile phones…...


medicaldaily.com > evenamide-fda-heart-rhythm-signal-schizophrenia-479836

Four Deaths in Evenamide Trials Prompt FDA Concern Over a Possible Fatal Heart Rhythm Signal in Schizophrenia Drug

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1032+ words) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told the developer of an experimental schizophrenia drug that four deaths among patients who took it could represent a safety signal involving fatal heart rhythm problems. The drug, evenamide, is being tested as an…...


vietnam.vn > en > nhung-thanh-tuu-y-hoc-mo-them-co-hoi-song-cho-nguoi-benh

Medical advancements offer patients more opportunities to live.

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (773+ words) Mastering organ transplantation techniques, improving the diagnostic capacity for respiratory diseases, and enhancing reproductive health care are typical achievements of the projects awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Science and Technology. The value of the research is demonstrated through…...


medicaldialogues.in > gastroenterology > news > abc-score-outperforms-established-scores-in-predicting-30-day-mortality-from-upper-gi-bleeding-study-177500

ABC Score Outperforms Established Scores in Predicting 30-Day Mortality From Upper GI Bleeding: Study

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (328+ words) A recent study published in the Indian Journal of Gastroenterology in December 2024 reveals that the novel ABC score significantly outperforms older clinical tools in predicting 30-day mortality for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. With an impressive accuracy score of 0.75, this new…...


onnotice.com.au > news > royal-hobart-nurses-stop-work-over-beds-opened-short

Royal Hobart Hospital Ward 2A nurses to stop work for 20 minutes over beds opened without extra nurses

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (620+ words) Every story links its primary source. General information only, not legal advice. Nurses on Ward 2A at the Royal Hobart Hospital were set to walk off for 20 minutes on Friday 2 October 2026. The ANMF says members recorded 10 night shifts in August with…...


nzherald.co.nz > nz > health-and-disability-commissioner-boy-4-dies-in-hospital-from-sepsis-days-after-falling-from-bike > AWJ5VDIAQVDSRITL73NJ53W6GI

Health and Disability Commissioner: Boy, 4, dies in hospital from sepsis days after falling from bike

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (714+ words) A 4-year-old boy who had fallen off his bike died in a hospital emergency department several days later after clinicians failed to quickly recognise he had developed sepsis. The boy died in Wellington Hospital in September 2022. The Health and Disability…...


stuff.co.nz > nz-news > 36/10/45454 > missed-sepsis-warning-signs-4-year-old-died-wellington-hospital

Missed sepsis warning signs before 4-year-old died at Wellington Hospital

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (11+ words) Missed sepsis warning signs before four-year-old died at Wellington Hospital Stuff...


medium.com > the-gravity > the-bacterial-escape-room-why-hospitals-are-losing-ground-to-their-smallest-enemies-1fa2cb454105

The Bacterial Escape Room: Why Hospitals Are Losing Ground to Their Smallest Enemies

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1535+ words) Hospitals are designed to save lives. Unfortunately, some of the most dangerous bacteria have learned to appreciate the facilities. There is something deeply ironic about modern medicine. We have built machines that can keep a failing heart beating, ventilators that…...