A group of Texas informatics researchers are urging hospitals to utilize daily safety huddles to identify EHR shortcomings that impact patient care. Widely adopted on the clinical side, hospitals and ...

Patient safety huddles are short, structured meetings that bring together multidisciplinary teams to review safety concerns, enhance situational awareness and coordinate care. These brief interactions ...

Safety huddles help pinpoint EHR-related patient safety concerns, study shows Safety huddles helped promote discussion of technology-related issues at the organization level, thereby facilitating ...

A daily, 14-minute leadership huddle in the lobby is helping one hospital improve patient safety and patient experience, Hospitals & Health Networks magazine reports. The daily huddles at the 464-bed ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany -- Every morning, leaders from more than 60 clinical and non-clinical areas of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center meet to share information regarding the safety of patients and staff ...

Careful communication is the top tool for creating a culture of patient safety, CNO Andrea Truex says. The most effective tool for patient safety? Frequent and thorough communication throughout each ...

It’s no secret that healthcare as an industry could do better at being proactive with quality and safety data. Earlier this month, 13 leaders shared thoughts in NEJM Catalyst on how healthcare ...

Effective steps to reduce serious safety events include safety huddles, speaking up for safety, and implementing a 'just' culture. Lanie Ward, MBA, BSN, RN, became chief nursing officer of ...

JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Army Medical Command recently announced the winners of the 2017 MEDCOM High Reliability (HRO) Unit-Based Safety Huddle Competition. The winners are as follows: 1st ...

No matter the season, there are always sports for your child to play. On top of worrying about schedules and transportation to practice, many parents worry about their child's safety, too. So do ...

Although the ground crew at Montgomery Regional Airport twice discussed safety shortly before a American Eagle flight arrived at its gate on New Year’s Eve, protocols were apparently not followed when ...