In the U.S., patients harmed during medical care have few avenues for redress. The Danes chose to forget about fault and focus on what’s fair.
Tag Archives: Patient Safety
San Jose: Hospital nurse had tuberculosis; hundreds of babies, moms need treatment or tests
Deadly and hidden mistakes: Hospital error reports often elude the public
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hospital-694394-reports-public.html
Details of conditions inside Mission Hospital of Mission Viejo – which temporarily closed its 14 operating rooms last fall because of a small outbreak of infections associated with orthopedic surgeries – were hidden by the federal government for six months.
Strategies for Managing Aging Clinicians
http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=PHY&content_id=322541
Physicians experience cognitive declines just like anybody else in the workforce. It’s time for hospitals to establish policies that will protect patient safety and prepare the next generation of clinicians.
Optimal nurse staffing leads to clinical and economic improvements: 5 findings
Endoscope bugs displace alarm fatigue as top ECRI safety hazard
The Most Crucial Half-Hour at a Hospital: The Shift Change
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-crucial-half-hour-at-a-hospital-the-shift-change-1445887115
HENRY KOTULA 