Adverse Events

A patient in a hospital bed on a ventilator

Quarter of hospital admissions had adverse event in 2018: study

An 11-hospital sample of about 2,800 admissions found 978 adverse events, about a third of which were judged to be serious or worse.

Dave Muoio Jan 19, 2023 9:00am

Report card

Watchdog: Hospitals have become safer over the past decade

Nov 16, 2022 5:25pm

Nurse and patient

Black, white patients' safety differs within same hospitals

Jul 20, 2021 8:12am

Marijuana in glass jars and wooden bowl

Colorado emergency departments offer view into cannabis’ impact

Mar 26, 2019 11:37am

Doctor on phonefax

28% of physicians say prior authorizations led to adverse events

Feb 6, 2019 10:08am

gavel

More than half of U.S. doctors have faced malpractice lawsuits

Nov 15, 2017 11:23am