Hospitals that have a policy to follow if or when a “never event” occurs demonstrate both accountability to their patients and dedication to continuous improvement. Unfortunately, one in five ...

While patient experience “never events” may not always be entirely preventable, there are certain actions to avoid and strategies that hospitals can implement to foster a great patient experience.

What is an example of a never event? Why are they called never events? Why is it so important to have someone with you when you are int he hospital? On this episode of MorningLine, Nick Beres is ...

Can you identify the "never events" in dentistry -- patient care incidents that safety experts agree should never happen? The concept of these never events is familiar in medicine, but its use in ...

There’s a term in healthcare — hospitals, in particular — for a situation that should never, ever under any circumstances occur. It’s known as the “never event.” And if it sounds a bit ominous to you, ...

“Never Events” Rare After Bladder Cancer Surgery Rate of 10 conditions considered to be reasonably preventable 2.42% after radical cystectomy. A team led by James M. McKiernan, MD, of Columbia ...

Progress eliminating health inequities is extremely slow. I use health inequities as an overarching term referring to differences between demographics in healthcare treatment or health outcomes, as ...

They sound like some of the worst mistakes a surgeon could make: leaving an instrument inside a patient, or operating on the wrong body part - or the wrong person. They're aptly named "never" events, ...