Loss aversion is the concept that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains. This is the most important idea in behavioral decision-making (1,2,3) and plays a huge role in healthcare. Loss ...

New Delhi: With hospitals vulnerable to fire incidents due to high electrical loads and oxygen-rich environments, the government has come out with updated guidelines that focus on patient safety ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...

Safe patient handling programs help reduce nurse injuries. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and workplace violence. According to the ...

Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

Recommended safe handling practices for workers who administer antineoplastic drugs in healthcare settings are not always followed, a study has found. A new National Institute for Occupational Safety ...

The toolkit contains a 134-item global assessment tool for the different processes at each step of the medication pathway and three step-specific observation checklists to assess different health ...