Tagged: patient-safety
Training helps prevent harm from medical error.
New Board members join The PULSE Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy (formerly PULSE of NY).
Patient safety expert Ilene Corina, head of the PULSE Center for Patient Safety Education and Advocacy, comments on the just-released report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General which gives a poor patient safety score to care provided to Medicare patients in many rehab centers.
Patients on Long Island suffer harm related to their health care on a daily basis. What is the current state patient safety? How can it be improved? The public is invited to take part in an online video conference hosted on July 25 by the PULSE Center for Patient Safety Education and Advocacy.
PULSE of NY's summer training in patient safety will take place over three dates in August.
Opinion by Ilene Corina, President, PULSE of NY
Medication errors and misuse are among the most common sources of harm to patients. Medication safety expert Michael R. Cohen recently explained the risks and solutions to a symposium hosted by patient safety education and advocacy group PULSE of NY. (Photo: Michael Cohen with PULSE President Ilene Corina.)
Patient safety education and advocacy group PULSE of NY today announced that it is extending for one week its discounted "early bird" ticket price for its upcoming annual symposium, Medication Safety: It Starts Before the Prescription.
This is Patient Safety Awareness Week, when the nation focuses on keeping patients safe from harm while they are treated. Get involved, get trained, and learn about medication safety.
A conversation between a doctor and Ilene Corina of PULSE of NY reveals that even a lucky escape from medication error isn't without consequences.
Long Island drug abuse highlights medication safety issues to be discussed at expert forum.
Annual patient safety conference to focus on medication errors and misuse in 2016.
PULSE of NY President Ilene Corina has addressed a patient safety conference in Saudi Arabia. She was among the keynote speakers at the first International Quality & Patient Safety Conference held in Jeddah, at which US-based experts met with their Middle Eastern counterparts.
Green Earth Natural Food Market hosts informative evening about preventing medical error.
Patient safety group shows trainees how to protect loved ones from medical error.
Training and advocacy organization saw need for a unifying symbol.
Outreach Helps Hispanic Workers Participate in their Healthcare
Expert Healthcare Professionals from Professionals for Patient Safety group are now available as speakers for Long Island audiences.
PULSE of NY announces its next Family Centered Patient Safety Advocacy training course for May 19 & 21, 2015.
PULSE of New York held its 2nd annual patient safety symposium in Plainview on April 20 to shine a light on what patient safety expert, David Marx, referred to as "an epidemic."
Long Island stakeholders come together April 20 to talk about patient safety.
Long Island stakeholders come together April 20 to talk about patient safety
Patient safety nonprofit video tells real people's stories of health care experiences and empowerment
President and founder of patient advocacy organization hopes to save patients' access to information about their doctors.
PULSE of NY's second annual symposium, "The Changing Culture of Healthcare: Impacting Patient Safety," will be held on April 20, 2015, featuring speaker David Marx.
Patient Safety Group Helps Young Mothers Learn When to Call Emergency Help
NY State Budget Threat to Vital Public Patient Safety Resource
The Changing Culture of Healthcare; Impacting Patient Safety — April 20, 2015
Just one week to help support April 20, 2015 patient safety symposium.
PULSE of NY patient safety event will feature David Marx, creator of "Just Culture" concept for improving healthcare workplaces.
Medicare penalties on payments to hospitals with poor patient safety highlight the problem. Family involvement in promoting best practices is part of the solution.
Three Healthcare Professionals Contribute Their Expertise to Leading Patient Safety Advocacy Group
Long Island Professionals for Patient Safety will presenting a free workshop on planning for future health issues — "Preparing for the Unexpected: ARE YOU READY?" — at Farmingdale Village Hall on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 2:00-4:00 PM.
Joan Rivers' recent death due to preventable medical error highlights the need for greater patient safety. PULSE of NY offers classes and training that equip patients and families to protect themselves when using the health system.
Continued support for patient safety advocacy and education efforts on Long Island.
Comedy and networking for the cause of patient safety.
A recent meeting of the Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care highlighted healthcare culture change and patient engagement as key to better patient safety.
16 people graduated from PULSE of NY's inaugural Patient Safety Advocate Training class held in Freeport NY.
Patient-safety advocacy and education group PULSE of NY has received a grant to assist day-laborers in using and navigating the healthcare system via an on-location trailer in Freeport, NY.
PULSE of NY, a community-based patient safety organization, has announced its partnership with a new consulting group, Healthcare Solutions Connection, to help healthcare organizations improve their patient engagement, safety, and satisfaction.
Patient safety advocacy and education group PULSE of NY is to offer a course of intensive patient safety advocacy training on Long Island, aimed at preparing candidates for possible employment by a Long Island-based home care agency.
New play, "Lady from Limerick," dealing with tragic medical error, debuts in New York, with discussions among patient safety experts, and those affected by medical errors.
A new play debuts April 10 in New York. It highlights the risks we take when we entrust our care to doctors about whom we know little or nothing. It is co-produced by PULSE of NY, a patient safety advocacy and education group.
Long Island's first grassroots conference on medical diagnostic error and patient safety identified two areas for action: reforming healthcare institutions and making them more accountable, and educating patients to ask the right questions.
Patient safety education and advocacy group PULSE of NY announces a major seminar on diagnostic errors in healthcare. The event will gather national leaders in the field. It will take place March 3 in Plainview, NY. Registration link included.
Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 2-8. Here patient safety advocacy group PULSE of NY offers tips on four ways we can all help ensure our family and friends remain safe while under medical care.
Patient safety education and advocacy group PULSE of NY announces a major conference on diagnostic errors. The event will gather national leaders in the field. It will take place March 3 in Plainview, NY. Registration link included.
Patient safety group PULSE of NY announces the extension of preregistration for its upcoming (Feb. 7) Family Centered Patient Advocacy Training workshop to January 30.