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Hospital Explains Errors with Duplicate Dose, Clonidine
A recent issue of the Safety Matters newsletter from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, includes stories about two errors that threatened patient safety. The incidents are typical of the errors shared publicly by the hospital.
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Quality and Safety Promoted by Disclosing Errors to All Staff
Most hospitals have embraced the idea of disclosing medical errors to the patient and family members, but Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, goes a step further by informing all hospital staff about these incidents.
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Study Shows Safety Culture Affects Hospital Quality
Hospitals usually focus on technical issues like surgeons’ skills and operating room equipment when seeking to improve surgery outcomes and overall quality. New research, however, is reinforcing the idea that a patient safety culture may be equally important in delivering high-quality patient care.
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Safety Culture Proven to Improve Quality
But how does a patient safety culture influence quality, and how do you know if you have instilled that culture throughout your organization?
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Help Wanted: CBO to Screen Patients for Benefits
Smart thinking and reaching out to a community-based organization partner can result in a solution that benefits patients and everyone else involved, as well.
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Financial Stakes Rise as Auditors Set Their Sights on Providers
Just when you thought the stakes couldn’t be any higher when it comes to getting patient status right and medical necessity documented properly, the CMS has raised the ante.
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Hospital LOS Confirmed to Worsen Hip Fracture Outcomes
Hospital length of stay has been thought to affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture, and investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopedics have created a new research tool to determine just how much.
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Best Practices Lead to Better Cardiac Survival
Adherence to recommended care following an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) varies significantly among U.S. hospitals, and patients treated at hospitals with greater adherence to these recommendations have higher survival rates, according to a study published online by JAMA Cardiology.
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Video Visits Aim to Improve Patient Satisfaction
A hospital system in Ohio is trying to alleviate some of the most common patient complaints by helping them avoid a trip to the hospital or physician’s office. Instead, patients can interact with a physician by email or a live video encounter.
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Concurrent Monitoring Helps Hospital Be a TJC Top Performer
Implementing an electronic medical record turned out to be one of the driving forces that resulted in a New York State hospital being recognized as one of the best in the country. Concurrent monitoring of patient quality measures also propelled the hospital to top status.