Doctor, I’m not comfortable with that order
December 5, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Michael Painter discusses human error in health care.
Medical Errors
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Better Environments for Nurses Mean Fewer Medication Errors
August 28, 2012 | News Release
Interdisciplinary study affirms vital role of nurses in ensuring patient safety, focuses on work environment factors that improve health and fiscal outcomes.
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.
Nurse-Scientist Explores Ways to Prevent Patient Safety Events in the Operating Room
February 26, 2012 | Story
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar explores how perioperative practices, processes and staffing policies may contribute to postoperative infections.
Patient Safety Initiatives Get Mixed Report
February 5, 2012 | Story
In the first long-term study of its kind, RWJF Scholar finds that hospital patient safety initiatives are making childbirth safer, but not all surgeries.
Learning Accountability for Patient Outcomes
July 14, 2010 | Commentary
In this commentary, Dr. Pronovost calls for greater accountability for patient safety within the U.S. health care system. He emphasizes the role of teamwork in reducing CLABSI and other preventable infections.
Improving the Safety of Patient Care by Looking at the Airline Industry
December 1, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine applied a step-by-step approach used to dramatically reduce aviation fatalities to improve the use of two devices that account for a disproportionate share of medical errors in hospitals.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Implements Transforming Care at the Bedside with a Focus on Medical Errors
July 5, 2011 | Story
"You can't deliver sustainable, long-term quality and safety improvement without infrastructure dedicated to the work," Minnier says. "And the amount you have will be a very strong predictor of the change and the sustainability of that change."
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.
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.