A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimates that hospital-acquired infections cost $9.8 billion every year. These costs impact public payers, including Medicare and Medicaid (read: ...

If you work in healthcare, chances are you are familiar with the U.S. Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System.” The report has inspired the name of a ...

Employees can cause a lot of trouble for their employers if they mislead customers or give them inaccurate information. The same is true for a company's bots, as several recent cases show. In Utah, ...

Saw this sign posted on a fence: “Private keep out! Trespassers will be prostituted.” I really wanted to stop and leave a note that said — “Dear Property Owner, I’m pretty sure that’s against the law ...

To illustrate this point, take the same case discussed in the blog, the Eleventh Circuit’s recent panel decision in United States v. Deleon. 1 Deleon robbed a convenience store at gunpoint, holding ...

Patient safety in the U.S. health care system is the subject of a new documentary to be shown at Rochester Institute of Technology on April 5. A special viewing of To Err is Human: A Patient Safety ...

To err is human. To seek help is superhuman. Gartner recently asked controllers about how often they or their peers make financial errors, as well as their thoughts on causes. Though survey ...

CHICAGO — To steal, to remake, to remix, and to appropriate are all part of being a creative human being. We are inspired and influenced by the works of art we encounter. Imitation is arguably the ...

Data disasters resulting from cyberattacks and ransomware dominate news headlines. However, the most consistent and costly threats are actually caused by human error ...

Israel's ongoing war against Iranian proxy forces across multiple fronts has been characterized by daring operations and tragic human errors. From Hamas' cross-border attack to the Israeli military's ...