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A project in British Columbia has resulted in a list of strategies that can be used in a primary care physician office and an adult literacy program to improve health literacy among patients.
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By working closely with a carefully chosen network of skilled nursing facilities, The Methodist Hospital in Houston has smoothed the transitions in care for patients being discharged to the facilities.
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Whether patients are being discharged from the hospital to home, another level of care, or transferred to the care of another health care provider, communication is crucial to ensure a safe discharge or transition, says Hussein Tahan, DNSc, MSN, RN, CNA, executive director, international health services at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
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To manage chronic headaches, the sufferer must play a key role.
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The Speak Up program, sponsored by The Joint Commission (TJC), based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, is designed to improve patient safety by teaching patients how to become involved in their health care, thus reducing medical errors.
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According to a survey released in January by Falls Church, VA-based CSC, only two-thirds of hospitals have identified gaps in their current systems to meet the requirements for meaningful use, as set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Robert Russo, MD, FACR, a radiologist in Bridgeport, CT, advises risk managers to watch for these common ways in which radiology findings can fall through the cracks and never be reported.
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In radiology, the real malpractice risk begins after the technicians have performed the imaging study and the doctor has interpreted the results. It's what happens to that information from that point on that usually determines whether a lawsuit will result.
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The Joint Commission (TJC) states that this information received or developed during the accreditation process will be kept confidential: