patient safety Archives

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Nursing Errors Led to My Son’s Unexpected Death

Victoria Ireland - 8/20/2018 - 15

Nursing errors and the unmonitored use of patient-controlled analgesia led to the unexpected death of a mother’s only child. It could have been prevented.

Opioids Can Kill People in the Hospital Too

Michael Wong, JD - 8/17/2018 - 1

Continuous monitoring can help improve patient safety when opioids are given in the hospital but it is important not to contribute to the staff’s alarm fatigue.

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How to Reduce Medication Errors by 82%

Michael Wong, JD - 7/15/2018 - 6

A hospital pharmacist describes how his hospital was able to reduce medication errors by 82% by following these five recommendations.

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Reducing the Risk of Surgery One Patient at a Time

Reshma Ananthakrishnan - 7/5/2018 - 5

The Ready Surgery AI-Enhanced Risk Intelligence Platform was created by a digital health entrepreneur after her aunt’s unexpected death from a surgical procedure.

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The Why and How of Diagnostic Errors

Art Papier M.D. - 7/2/2018 - 7

Approximately 18 million diagnostic errors occur every year and nearly every person will experience one in their lifetime, making diagnostic errors an understated medical crisis

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Here’s An App To Help Prepare For Joint Replacement Surgery

Patricia Salber, MD, MBA - 5/15/2018 - 0

Interview with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Frisch: In the past, people did little to prepare for joint replacement surgery other than having an appointment with their surgeon. Now there is a comprehensive app from PeerWell that offers both a pre-hab (pre-op preparation) as well as a post-op rehabilitation home program.

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Diagnostic Error: A Missed Opportunity to Improve Patient Safety?

Peter Bonis - 4/22/2018 - 4

Addressing diagnostic errors is not simple and will require a holistic approach that healthcare systems are only starting to tackle. In the near term, today’s Consumer Decision Support (CDS )capabilities already demonstrate the potential to substantially reduce diagnostic errors and improve patient outcomes.

EHRs Can Advance Good Medicine If Doctors Are Aware of the Risks

David B. Troxel, MD - 3/2/2018 - 2

EHRs weren’t designed to enhance the doctor-patient relationship, but there are simple ways doctors can refocus visits on the patients.

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The Preventable Danger of Patient Identity Errors

Erin Benson - 1/18/2018 - 1

Patient identity mistakes are dangerous. It is why we urgently need a national patient identifier that is tied specifically to every single patient.

How to Survive a Hospital Shooting

Shelley Rizzo, MSN, CPHRM and Steven J. Weintraub, MD - 1/2/2018 - 1

Dissecting the lessons learned during and after the chaos of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital shootings. Leadership and training count.

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Continuous Monitoring Could Have Saved This Patient’s Life

Michael Wong, JD - 9/27/2017 - 3

A hospital failed to monitor a high-risk patient being given opioids for pain. She died. This death could have been prevented with continuous monitoring.

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Malpractice Claims Study is Helping Plastic Surgeons Get Better

David B. Troxel, MD - 9/1/2017 - 1

A recent closed claim study by a malpractice carrier helps plastic surgeons make changes that will improve patient safety and clinical outcomes.