NEJM Catalyst: Advancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality — Bridging Research, Policy, and Implementation
Despite decades of patient safety initiatives, preventable harm remains prevalent in health care. This article posits that a coordinated, systemwide redesign, fully integrating patients, is needed ...
Advancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality — Bridging Research, Policy, and Implementation
Following hundreds of claims of safety lapses, a joint investigation by state and federal regulators, and a plan of correction, patient safety concerns have persisted at Saint Vincent Hospital in ...
MSN: Doctor claims retaliation for whistleblowing on safety at Auburn Community Hospital
Becker's Hospital Review: HANYS Patient Safety Profiles Highlight Hospitals’ Quality Improvement Successes
The Healthcare Association of New York State has released its Leading the Quest for Quality: 2011 Profiles in Quality and Patient Safety, which includes hospitals’ quality improvement projects and ...
Becker's ASC: HANYS Patient Safety Profiles Offer Lessons Learned in Quality Improvement
The Healthcare Association of New York State has released its Leading the Quest for Quality: 2011 Profiles in Quality and Patient Safety, which includes hospitals’ quality improvement “success stories ...
Five agencies enforce whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws. With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
Whistleblowing is legally defined as reporting misconduct through authorized channels and is protected by federal law. When employees speak up about wrongdoing, they perform a crucial public service that saves lives, protects taxpayers, and upholds the rule of law.