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3 Ways to Make the Case for Incident Reporting Software in Your Budget

In today’s healthcare environment, there is an overwhelming need to demonstrate the value and return on investment of implementing incident reporting...

Detecting and Preventing Drug Diversion in Healthcare

When prescription medicines are obtained or used illegally, it is known as drug diversion. (1) The impact of drug diversion on healthcare...

A Closer Look at Underreporting of Near Misses in Healthcare

High-performing healthcare organizations adopt principles that support a strong safety culture. Near miss reporting is an important component of...

Building a Culture of Safety Through Audits

A Collaborative Approach: Quality and Risk Management Healthcare

With rapidly evolving patient needs, growing regulatory requirements, and new technological advances, it is now increasingly important for quality...

Anonymous Incident Reporting Software For Healthcare

Preventable incidents are a challenge that healthcare organizations face daily. To achieve the highest possible level of patient safety and quality...

4 Ways to Improve Patient Experience in COVID-19

As the United States healthcare system continues to grapple with COVID-19, it’s more important than ever that organizations are able to gather and...

What is Health Information Technology?

Healthcare technologies are important tools for improving quality and safety outcomes in healthcare. But what is health information technology, and...

Improving Behavioral Healthcare with Patient Safety Analytics

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in...

Implementing Root Cause Analysis in Health Care Tools and Techniques

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) “is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events” in healthcare. The goal of an RCA is to identify any...