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Jury orders UCI to pay $5.8 million to neurosurgeon who complained about patient safety
Dr. Mark E. Linskey was banned from a university medical residency program he founded after filing whistleblower complaints.
Care provider 'failed to respect patient dignity'
Serena Coleman, CQC deputy director of operations in the south, said in a report released on Friday that Share the Care ...
Modern Healthcare2d
Hospital support staff layoffs risk patient safety
Reducing custodial, nutrition and other hospital support roles could limit provider capacity and care quality.
Stars and Stripes10d
Federal watchdog urges VA to prioritize patient safety and improve access to community care
A federal watchdog is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to bring greater focus to improving patient safety, ...
The Press Democrat8d
National watchdog group gives top marks to 8 North Bay hospitals for patient safety
The Washington, D.C.-based Leapfrog Group’s spring safety report raised the scores of two North Bay hospitals, but downgraded ...
Becker's Hospital Review9d
Joint Commission honors 2 systems, physician for safety initiatives
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum have recognized two health systems and one physician for standout patient safety efforts. Every year, the two organizations hand out the John M.
Which 9 Austin-area hospitals earned the highest safety grades?
Using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data and its own survey, Leapfrog Group gives safety grades for hospitals.
Scotland's first patient safety commissioner nominated
After two failed recruitment rounds a candidate for Scotland's first ever patient safety commissioner has been found.
Lane Report2d
Most Ky hospitals in patient-safety ratings got ‘C’ grades again
Most of the Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s twice-a-year report card for patient safety got a C again in the ...