Patient safety is a top priority during endoscopic procedures, but inconsistent use of safety check-ins, known as the Time Out Procedure, puts up barriers to that goal. “This, formal evaluation of ...

Right before a procedure in the operating room, the medical team is supposed to take a "timeout" to go through a checklist to ensure they are prepared. The procedure was established several years ago ...

In August, The Joint Commission conducted a survey of the 2010 revisions to its Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery, and results show widespread ...