Safety Net

At a recent gathering of medical malpractice professionals in Boston, health information and international patient safety leader David Bates shared a vision of the next five years of health information and electronic medical records.

How a clinicians cope with the impact of being sued can be a significant factor in how effective they are as a defendant.

A program called “OpenNotes” gives patients direct access to the notes their doctors wrote in their charts. Will they find mistakes and better understand their care plans with this new tool?

Preparation for the deposition and trial testimony can be paramount to a successful defense.

Dr. Glenn Focht, Chief Medical Officer for the primary care physician group at Boston Children's Hospital, shares his hospital's journey and the passion behind making care better and safer in the outpatient arena.

From debriefs after surgery to automatic warnings for abnormal vitals at discharge from the ED, Harvard researchers are using CRICO for funding and influence.

From debriefs after surgery to automatic warnings for abnormal vitals at discharge from the ED, Harvard researchers are using CRICO for funding and influence.

More hospitals seek, receive "Top Hospital" designation from payer coalition pushing safety.

In early 2015, an honorary distinction began to appear on web sites and publications for 94 hospitals across the country. They are the nation’s Top Hospitals, according to quality watchdog The Leapfrog Group.

The clear conclusion of CRICO's new analysis of national malpractice data is that diagnostic errors should be among the highest priorities for intervention.