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CLINTON, MD—MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center's new cancer treatment center is one step closer toward its completion with the addition of a new cancer-fighting technology in the off...

Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States Columbia, MD –The MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety (MIQS) is partnering with the Patient Safety Mo...

BALTIMORE (April 2019) – A home healthcare nurses recently received awards for heroic actions that saved people’s lives. RNs at MedStar Visiting Nurse Association Heather Fitzhugh-Boehm and Jennifer ...

The goal: To provide a platform that connects patients and providers as people through the health-related stories that give meaning to our lives—all in the spirit of wellness. Columbia, MD – Please Se...

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC), through the Compass Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network (HIIN), has released a new change package “Reducing Diagnostic Error-Related to the Laboratory ...

On Feb. 4, 2019, the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare launched EHRSeeWhatWeMean.org and a related campaign, presenting compelling evidence for the need to address the known risks to patient safety and clinician burnout that stem from poor electronic health record (EHR) usability—and calling for action.