Oregon voters narrowly passed Ballot Measure 114 which, among many other provisions, would require a background check and permit before people are sold firearms. But that measure is now tied up in a ...

Oregonians passed a Measure 114 in November. It would ban the manufacture, purchase or sale of high capacity magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. It would also require ...

Just a little over one week following the shooting at Brown University that took the lives of two students and injured nine others, the school says it will be conducting an After-Action review of the ...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Congressman Chris Deluzio announced a new rail safety measure to protect against derailments and spills. It comes after a Congressional hearing on Tuesday focused on rail ...

School safety is a priority for educators, district administrators, parents, and students, making safety technology solutions essential for protecting school environments and the people within them ...

CMS will add seven new measures to its hospital inpatient quality reporting program as part of its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule released Aug. 1. The patient safety measure ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remains acutely focused on patient harm and will introduce new measures addressing patient safety later this year, agency leaders said at an event in ...

CMS’ new safety measures are a welcome addition for Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, chief quality officer and associate chief medical officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.