Preventing Bloodstream Infections
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Over the past decade, advances in the quality of care have been slow. One area of success, however, has been in combating central line–associated bloodstream infections.
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Reducing Potentially Avoidable Complications in Patients with Chronic Diseases
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Payment reforms show promise in reducing costs while improving care for people with several chronic conditions.
A 62-Year-Old Woman with Skin Cancer Who Experienced Wrong-Site Surgery
August 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This article looks at how medical errors are handled in the health professions and suggests that full disclosure of the mistake, in addition to an apology and follow-up, may be the best way to approach this sensitive topic.
Implementing Standardized Operating Room Briefings and Debriefings at a Large Regional Medical Center
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Implementation of a standardized briefing and debriefing tool in a large regional medical center was a practical and feasible strategy to improve perceptions of interdisciplinary communication and teamwork in the operating room.
Disclosing Harmful Mammography Errors to Patients
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Although many professional medical organizations recommend disclosing errors to patients, studies suggest that disclosure is the exception rather than the rule. Little research examining radiologists' willingness to disclose mammography-related errors has been conducted. This study surveyed 364 radiologists at seven Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium sites.
Reducing Health Care Hazards
April 7, 2009 | Journal Article
A proposed public-private partnership to help the health care community emulate the successes of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team in commercial aviation.
The Disclosure Dilemma--Large-Scale Adverse Events
September 2, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the ethical responsibilities of health care facilities following large-scale adverse events in the medical setting. These events range in severity and scope and pose difficult ethical questions about whether and how to disclose the adverse event to patients.
Risk Managers, Physicians, and Disclosure of Harmful Medical Errors
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physicians are encouraged to disclose medical errors to patients, which often requires close collaboration between physicians and risk managers.
Nurses' Practice Environments, Error Interception Practices, and Impatient Medication Errors
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Nurses play a critical role in identifying and intercepting medication errors regardless where the error originates—at the prescribing, transcribing, dispensing or administration stages.
Medication Errors Among Adults and Children with Cancer in the Outpatient Setting
February 20, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examined medication errors among cancer outpatients at several oncology clinics. Adults and children with cancer receive complex medication regimes and the frequency of medication errors in this health care setting is not well known.