Safety is a public health issue that affects not only the well-being of our patients, but also the integrity of our entire industry. Over the years, we’ve made incredible strides in improving safety standards. Yet challenges remain. And, as we broaden …
Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center’s hemovigilance unit was born from a blood transfusion-related event that led to a patient’s death in 2019. Kimberly Klein, MD, medical director of the unit, presented operational insights from the program at the…
About 1% of audio transcriptions written by Open AI’s Whisper, a speech recognition tool launched in 2022 and currently used in hospitals, contain hallucinated phrases or sentences when nobody spoke, according to a recent study.
Seventy-four percent of older adults say they have little to no trust in health information generated by AI, according to a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Seventy-four percent of older adults say they have little to no trust in health information generated by AI, according to a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
“Outdated protocols” and a lack of patient education around anaphylaxis treatment can result in poor patient outcomes, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 28.
“Outdated protocols” and a lack of patient education around anaphylaxis treatment can result in poor patient outcomes, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 28.
Pediatric cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated pneumonia, which can cause “walking pneumonia,” have been rising over the last six months, according to the CDC.
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, in collaboration with students at the University of Pennsylvania, has developed a virtual reality experience aimed at reducing fear and anxiety related to patient radiation.
The American Hospital Association and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit have collaborated to create resources to mitigate targeted violence in healthcare settings, including threat assessment and prevention strategies.
