patient safety Archives

Medications to Fight Addiction – Good or Bad?

Thomas G. Kimball, PhD - 9/27/2016 - 1

Medication-Assisted Treatment is a hotly contested issue in the addiction recovery world, but it is important to know there are safe and effective drugs to treat withdrawal and use for long-term maintenance.

Why CANDOR is Important After Adverse Events in the Hospital

Robin Diamond, MSN, JD, RN - 9/1/2016 - 2

AHRQ’s CANDOR toolkit helps hospitals and physicians respond promptly and appropriately when an adverse event occurs.

No Child Should Ever Die from Elective Dental Anesthesia

Annie Kaplan, MD, Michael Wong, JD, and Patricia Salber, MD, MBA - 8/14/2016 - 3

6-year-old Caleb Sears died while under general anesthesia for a dental procedure. His oral surgeon was both operator and anesthesia monitor, a practice many believe increases the risk of dental anesthesia. A California bill, known as Caleb’s law aims to decrease that risk.