What is "simulation" and how do we use it at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to improve patient safety? Simulation has a rich military heritage initially beginning in aviation and ...

The Veterans Health Administration operates a $43 million medical facility in Orlando that regularly welcomes healthcare workers, but no patients, according to CNBC. The National Center for Simulation ...

Kline Law Professor David Hoffman knows the importance of real-world experience. For the past three years, he’s given law students in his “Regulating Patient Safety” class the opportunity to see ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Healthcare simulation is rapidly changing the face of healthcare. Simulation is a technique that creates a situation or environment allowing people ...

Patient Safety Awareness Week is devoted to increasing awareness about patient safety among healthcare professionals and the public. This year's Patient Safety Awareness Week was March 11-17. As part ...

For many new dentists, entering a clinic for the first time can feel like being thrown into the deep end. Years of classroom instruction and observation in dental school often leave graduates ...

Background: Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). Situational awareness, monitoring, and remediating risks in the clinical setting are ...

The ECRI Institute named diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in electronic health records (EHRs) as the top patient safety challenge facing healthcare organizations in its ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

Nurse Educator Mary Holtschneider, RN, BC, BSN, MPA, NREMT-P, speaks about the surprisingly affordable ways to utilize simulation training and how it can improve patient safety. Holtschneider is the ...