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Sometimes the best lessons come when things do not work out as planned. Nathan Rozeboom, RN, MPH, CCRN, a nurse manager at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, learned that in the aftermath of a project for his master's degree three years ago. At the time, he was assistant manager in a neuro intensive care unit.
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The Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) a joint effort of the American Hospital Association and the Health Research and Educational Trust released its annual report last month, showing some slow progress on key quality metrics, but a lack of progress on many of the goals touted by the organization.
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It will be no surprise to quality professionals that research shows that patients who lack the skills and confidence to manage their own healthcare often require more of it and incur higher healthcare costs.
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Pharmacogenics-based prescribing can determine whether individual patients will benefit from certain drugs, and there is broad public support for this.
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Bioethicists are well-qualified to help address disruptive behavior by physicians, but often aren't involved in this process.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of clinical ethics consultations, organizations need to show that the outcome was better than it would have been without the ethics consultation, but these data are often lacking.
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Microbiome research poses many of the same ethical concerns as genetic testing, and also some unique ethical considerations.
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Ethical concerns involving clinical photography using smartphones include patient privacy, unscrupulous use, informed consent, and security.
