December 2009
11 posts
Issues surrounding videotaping surgeries in the... →
My thoughts and experience were added to the comments. (Click on title above for the entire post and other comments at Kevin md.) Let’s talk…
Addendum: The Rhode Island Health Dept. decision to mandate video recordings in the OR following multiple wrong site surgeries was not my first interest in this topic. I began researching this concept about 8 years ago when I contacted and...
Tidings of Comfort Op-Ed by Paul Krugman NYT →
“…And for all its flaws and limitations, it’s a great achievement. It will provide real, concrete help to tens of millions of Americans and greater security to everyone. And it establishes the principle — even if it falls somewhat short in practice — that all Americans are entitled to essential health care…”
Skilled with scalpel and pen- Atul Gawande →
Sample question:
Q. Is surgery safer now than it was 10 years ago?
A. In 10 years, a significant amount has changed. At first, we spent a lot of time diagnosing the fact that we’re unreliable and often unsafe in delivering care for patients. But we have not been very clear about how to tackle it. In the past few years, we’ve been more successful at that. We’ve worked to improve our infection...
Parent to Parent of NYS: New Healthcare Notebook →
Download a complete Health Care Notebook free to assist families with children who have special health care needs. Great resource! (click on title for link)
Denying malpractice can threaten patient safety by... →
“…Increasingly, patient safety and medical malpractice are being talked about in the same sentence. But the cause-effect relationship isn’t as simple as “medical errors cause malpractice cases.” In fact, many experts argue that the relationship is just as likely to be the other way around—that denying errors creates a culture in which they’re permitted to...
Modern Healthcare and Sodexo Health Care Services... →
Congratulations for work well done!
National Alert System Launches To Prevent Deadly... →
“This rapid system of sharing information with physicians, nurses, pharmacists and others in health care sets this alert system apart from previous efforts,” said Henri R. Manasse, Jr., ASHP Executive Vice President and CEO. “It is heartbreaking and frustrating to see the same mistakes happen again and again. This alert system is a significant and imperative step - creating more...
Fulfilling the Promise: Advancing Patient Safety... →
Please watch…I’ve been working on this topic for over 8 years and it means very much to me. Please know that the information hidden within charts after an error will save other lives…children’s lives. Parents deserve rapid honesty and respect. Please don’t make this more complicated than it needs to be.
Physician Communication Skills Decrease... →
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Ron Litman at CHOP over the summer, along with touring the children’s hospital and speaking with several of his colleagues, who are doing amazing work in pediatric patient safety!