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A hospital in Casper, WY, has reduced medical errors by changing the staff culture about patient safety and by instituting a system that notifies others when a staff member is involved in a high-risk task and should not be interrupted.
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Screening of potential hires is particularly important in the healthcare industry because many employees have access to vulnerable patients or protected health and financial information.
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has released a free monograph, Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation, to draw attention to the need to create a culture that focuses on the safety of patients and the healthcare workers who care for them.
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You can expect fewer workers compensation claims this year, but the ones you do see are likely to be more severe, according to the first Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer report from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of healthcare consultant Aon, based in Chicago.
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News: This case involves a 69-year-old male who underwent a colonoscopy with lesion removal at the hospital.
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These are additional findings from to first Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer report from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, based in Chicago:
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With almost 80% of cell phone owners reporting they use text messaging,1 it is no surprise that physicians are doing the same.
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Smartphones, laptops, and tablets are everywhere. The convenience of mobile devices has made healthcare documentation, follow up, and communication simpler and faster.
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The increasing use of electronic health records, digital imaging, and automated registration systems has created large, complex data sets that can be used by researchers for the development of chronic disease programs, clinical guidelines, and new treatment protocols.
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Before a patient liability estimator tool was implemented at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, a focus group of patients offered some valuable opinions.
