Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide, rivaling heart disease and cancer. Yet while medicine has made dramatic progress in treating illness, it has made far less headway ...

There has been a lot of talk about the potential for AI in health, but most of the studies so far have been stand-ins for the actual practice of medicine: simulated scenarios that predict what the ...

A study investigating medical errors has many healthcare professionals wondering if technology has the potential to reduce preventable medical errors, according to TNW News. 1. The study found of ...

A group of healthcare and patient safety experts have called for reforms in the design, supervision and financing of U.S. hospital residency programs to protect patients from serious, preventable ...

Terre Haute - Indiana is set to become the second state in the nation, after Minnesota, to create a hospital-specific reporting system designed to prevent medical errors. Early next month, a website ...

For the purposes of this study, a "drug" includes prescription drugs and biologics, excluding blood and blood products and tissues for transplantation. The objectives of the study are: To develop a ...

Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

A hospital grading system assigned Huntsville Hospital the worst possible overall grade – F – in its latest scoring exclusively focused on preventing medical errors and patient harm. Twice a year, The ...

A health worker at a Penda Health Clinic in Nairobi during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Credit - PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP—Getty Images There has been a lot of talk about the potential for AI in health, ...