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RaDonda Vaught sentenced to 3-year probation for medication error death

December 14, 2025

Health Equity, Quality & Errors

RaDonda Vaught, the former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse who accidentally gave a patient a fatal dose of the wrong medicine, was sentenced to three years of supervised probation with no j...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Quarter of physicians report experiencing mistreatment at work

December 14, 2025

Health Equity, Workplace safety

A survey of physicians found that a significant proportion of the clinicians had experienced mistreatment in the prior year, with patients and visitors the most common source of abuse, a new research ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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HHS panel: Maternal health begins with listening

December 14, 2025

Patient Safety, Health Equity

Too often, Black and Brown women in the United States are afraid of what will happen to them and their child before, during, and after birth, said a panel of women during a recent online roundtable ho...

Medical Environment Update

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Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Health Equity, Workplace safety

Ask any healthcare executive to name the biggest issue that will demand their attention in 2022, and the response will be staffing shortages and their impact on patient safety. Those focused on improv...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers, Part 2

December 14, 2025

Health Equity

Last week we wrote about the refugee crisis in Ukraine and what it means for our healthcare system. There are about 26 million refugees living worldwide, with a small portion living in the U.S. With m...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers

December 14, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Health Equity

Ukraine is not the only place with an ongoing military conflict. Fighting in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ethiopia also forced many people to flee their homelands. Even when a country is technically...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The power of the patient navigator

December 14, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

If you work in healthcare every day, the system will probably feel like second nature to you. You know the available resources and where to get answers. You know what forms are needed for procedure A ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

The conviction of former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught for gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide will have a “chilling effect” on the culture of safety in healthcare, Robyn Begle...

Medical Environment Update

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Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

December 14, 2025

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Infection Control

Well over 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, taking stock of lessons learned and next steps can be a challenge. The industry has encountered a lot in a very compressed time frame, so focusing on sp...

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RaDonda Vaught sentenced to 3-year probation for medication error death

Quarter of physicians report experiencing mistreatment at work

HHS panel: Maternal health begins with listening

Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers, Part 2

Refugee health: Trauma, lost documents, and language barriers

The power of the patient navigator

Key trends and cautionary tales: Staffing shortages and patient safety

Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

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