According to The Leapfrog Group’s 2025 Top Hospitals report, these are the safest hospitals in California: ...

More than two dozen hospitals across Oregon were recently graded based on how safe they were in fall 2025. Here's what to ...

True or false? A trip to the doctor’s is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse than ...

When deaths and mistakes happen inside hospitals, experts say, there is a growing consensus about how doctors and nurses should respond: Be candid with family members about what happened — and ...

Hospitals report only an estimated 14 percent of the patient harm events experienced by Medicare beneficiaries, according to an analysis by the Office of Inspector General. As a condition of ...

BOSTON (AP) — The number of medical errors reported by Massachusetts acute-care hospitals has jumped 70 percent since the state both expanded the scope of incidents hospitals are required to report ...

WASHINGTON — A short but fiery speech made on the floor of the House of Representatives has raised the hopes of patient safety advocates across the nation. Rep. Bruce Braley, a second-term Democrat ...

Medical errors and adverse reactions to treatment noticed and reported by family members may go undocumented, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. For the study, ...

In 2010, five hospitals in New York City implemented a communication-and-resolution program (CRP) in general surgery. Its intent was to improve the nature of hospital discussions of medical errors ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When the new crop of interns and residents report for duty at the nation's teaching hospitals each year -- patients beware. A new study found a spike in the number of ...