Tag Archives: Patient Safety

Why Geisinger’s care coordination strategies are a model for the US

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/why-geisingers-care-coordination-strategies-are-model-us/2015-09-28?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Geisinger Health System

Pennsylvania’s doc-led system uses data-driven strategies to reduce ER visits, readmissions and improve patient care.

Despite patient risks, most docs, nurse practitioners go to work when sick

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/despite-patient-risks-most-docs-nurse-practitioners-go-work-when-sick/2015-07-07

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/3-reasons-nurses-report-work-sick/2015-09-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

‘Disruptive’ doctors rattle nurses, increase safety risks

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/20/disruptive-doctors-rattle-nurses-increase-safety-risks/71706858/

Dr. Joe Bujak and Kathleen Bartholomew, a nurse and

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/4-ways-handle-disruptive-docs/2015-09-21?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202015-09-23%20Healthcare%20Dive&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive

Big Push: Hospitals Turn To ‘Laborists’ For Safer Deliveries

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http://khn.org/news/big-push-hospitals-turn-to-laborists-for-safer-deliveries/

Kelsey Katro, patient, at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, S.C. and Dr. Caroline Keller, a laborist at the hospital. Katro, who was 9 months pregnant, came in after thinking her labor had started. (Photo by Phil Galewitz/KHN)

A potential weak link in patient safety: ER to inpatient handoffs

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/potential-weak-link-patient-safety-er-inpatient-handoffs/2015-07-31?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Physicians call for better communication when patients admitted from ED to hospital unit

Surgeon Scorecard

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https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/

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Guided by experts, ProPublica calculated death and complication rates for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare, carefully adjusting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. Use this database to know more about a surgeon before your operation.

https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/state/CA/procedure/8154/

Can hospitals restrain themselves from doing low-volume surgeries?

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http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/06/can-hospitals-restrain-themselves-from-doing-low-volume-surgeries.html

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MRSA prevention in hospitals might be too costly

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Dollars and Stethescopehttp://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/mrsa-prevention-hospitals-might-be-too-costly/2015-03-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

 

The financial return on a culture of patient safety

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http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/financial-return-culture-patient-safety/2015-03-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal