How are hospitals doing with “Just Culture”?
Just Culture refers to a values-supportive model of shared accountability. It’s a culture...
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Just Culture refers to a values-supportive model of shared accountability. It’s a culture...
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One time New York orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos, who served 3 years in federal prison for...
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Last month in this space, I wrote about “Things doctors should not do—like attacking their nurses”...
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I know it’s only the New York Post, but that headline could not be more misleading: The article...
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Do not [allegedly] assault the nurses. A former nurse at a surgery center affiliated with...
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Here are some tips from an experienced former provider—me. Nude Pictures… Do not take nude...
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The latest water craze has generated a lot of discussion. The New York Times reported that some...
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Incident reports are frequently submitted by hospital personnel. Did you ever wonder what happens...
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Unnecessary testing wastes money and can lead to further testing. Why does it occur? Almost 60% of...
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A surgeon took a Spanish language proficiency test while performing varicose vein surgery on a...
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For several years, Medicare has tied hospital reimbursement to its definition of quality of care....
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The committee that plans and oversees medical care for the county of Hertfordshire, England...
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Dr. Mercola, described by Wikipedia as “an alternative medicine proponent, osteopathic physician,...
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A surgical resident is suing St. Louis University, its surgical residency program director,...
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Okay, what was your first reaction when you read the above headline? Mine was a tweet: “How’s this...
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Last week Dr. Ashish K. Jha, a Harvard internist and health policy researcher, published an...
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Our blogger, Skeptical Scalpel, recently wrote about a surgical resident’s legal battle with her...
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If you are a patient looking for help when trying to find the right doctor, you probably...
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According to the coroner of South Australia, a 72-year-old former member of the Australian...
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In June I asked, “Who’s to blame?” for patients not taking their medications and cited a couple of...
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