Objective: To review Public Law (PL) 109-41 the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA) and summarize key medication error research that ...

The Trump administration's efforts to downsize the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are causing alarm among ...

Over the past two decades, opioid-related deaths have increased in the United States by six times and the Department of Health and Human Services has declared the opioid crisis a public health ...

Many people have harrowing stories to tell about their encounters with the U.S. healthcare system, involving issues of quality, safety or cost. That’s particularly true for physicians and other ...

The newly released Insights Report, “Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes,” highlights ...

In 2025, the top threats to patient safety reflect a mix of long-standing challenges and emerging risks, according to a new report from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.