Physician Empathy Matters in the Pediatric ICU
When conducting care conferences with families in the pediatric ICU, communicating important news...
patient safety
Medical Errors & Physician Burnout
Studies have shown that medical errors are common in the United States healthcare system,...
A Look at Unsupervised Pediatric Drug Exposures
About a decade ago, several reports throughout the United States indicated that ED visits were on...
Patient Safety: Surveying Orthopedic Surgeons
Throughout the United States, hospitals and health systems are not high-reliability organizations,...
Reducing Pediatric Drug Errors in Rural EDs
Previous research has shown that patients receiving treatment in EDs are at particularly high risk...
A Focus on Diagnostic Errors in Malpractice Claims
Studies have shown that about 5% of autopsies in hospitals in the United States reveal lethal...
Using Readbacks to Enhance Patient Safety
Normal readback orders have been recommended as a patient safety initiative for physicians,...
Taking Aim at Physician Impairment
When a critical event occurs in professions other than medicine, detailed investigations are...
Taking a Closer Look at Attending Rounds
Attending rounds has been a long-standing practice for internal medicine physicians, residents,...
A Nationwide Program for Improving Quality & Safety
Throughout the United States, efforts are being made to improve the overall quality of healthcare, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and provide models for national reform. One such effort is the Aligning Forces for Quality...
A Quality Indicator Toolkit for Hospitals
The AHRQ has release a toolkit to guide hospitals in the use of the agency’s Inpatient Quality Indicators and Patient Safety Indicators for improving care. The toolkit, available for free at www.ahrq.gov, includes a “roadmap”...
