Patient Safety Blog

What Gets Measured Gets Managed

Healthcare organizations are certainly not lacking data. We measure everything and anything that...

Are Paramedics Ignoring Hand Hygiene?

“Many paramedics ignore hand hygiene rules, study finds”

The #1 Topic They Didn’t Teach You in Paramedic School: Culture

I have been working with the Center for Patient Safety (CPS) for about four months, and I’m...

ISMP Update on Top Medication Safety Issues from 2018 - Webinar

Medication mistakes are one of the most common errors reported to the Center’s PSO. ISMP is...

Recognizing Fall Prevention Week

Fall Prevention Awareness Week started Saturday, September 22 and runs until Friday, September 28....

Healthcare Forward Report: Patient and Provider Safety

The Center for Patient Safety (CPS) is excited about our new report being released this week: ...

Deadly Deliveries Report

Safety Culture Assessment Tool for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

The Center is pleased to announce the availability of a culture assessment for EMS. The...

EMS Forward

EMSFORWARD is an ongoing campaign to drive awareness, conversation and action to improve patient...