“People say safety regulations are written in blood. I don’t want to bleed.”  

Smiths Medical says providers should double check that Medfusion Model 4000 pumps have had their software properly updated, after reports that earlier versions of the device software could cause harm.

While only a feasibility exercise, the study strongly suggests additional patient screenings would help deepen understanding of literacy and discrimination issues.

It’s not easy to get patients, providers, payers, vendors and regulators to agree on any one aspect of healthcare delivery. But the CDRH recently managed to get everyone to settle on a working definition of transparency.

Americans trust nurses and doctors less than they did a few years ago, but both professions still make the top five among 23 wide and varied work roles.

The latest COVID-19 vaccine began entering recipients’ bodies last September. Now comes early CDC data supporting the formulation’s general effectiveness.

The nonprofit patient-safety organization says the list “reflects our judgment about which risks should be given attention now to help care providers, as well as device manufacturers, prioritize their patient safety efforts.”

Members of C-suites around the world are making room for a new teammate: the CAIO. In healthcare, some organizations are hiring for the even more specialized position of CHAIO, for chief health AI officer.