CNN

A national safety board made transportation safer and could do the same for health care, advocates say

People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes? That’s the ...
Noozhawk

Would a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ Modeled After the NTSB, Actually Fly?

People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes? That’s the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

What helps physicians after committing a serious medical error? 7 steps to recovery

To understand what helps physicians manage distress and find support after making harmful errors, professors at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, the University of ...
Times Union

Advocates seeking action medical errors heartened by congressman’s speech

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 ...