Search results for "Medical errors"
Errors less likely among ICU residents working longer rather than shorter shifts
Residents made more serious errors while working a schedule that eliminated extended shifts, although the results varied by study site and may have been affected by higher workloads on the shorter shifts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/3.htm
1 Jul 2020
Not all caregivers are interpreters
Limited English proficiency is much more widespread than interpreter access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/qa-not-all-caregivers-are-interpreters.htm
15 Nov 2019
New rules for diagnosis
Experts propose diagnostic competencies and principles.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/new-rules-for-diagnosis.htm
15 Jan 2019
Watching residents
Academic hospitalists deal with the challenge of balancing supervision and autonomy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/watching-residents.htm
15 Dec 2018
Physician burnout linked to major errors
The findings suggest that burnout should be a consideration in efforts to reduce errors, according to a study author.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/qa-physician-burnout-linked-to-major-errors.htm
15 Oct 2018
Talk more to patients' families
This issue focuses on communication with patients' families, personal protective equipment, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Oct 2018
Care management, attending supervision, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2018
Increased attending supervision on rounds didn't significantly reduce medical errors
Interns spoke significantly less and fewer of them reported feeling efficient and autonomous when an attending physician joined rounds for established patients, according to a study at one large academic center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/4.htm
13 Jun 2018
Peer support after stressful events
A program at Johns Hopkins provides a team of 39 peer responders who take turns volunteering to support clinicians affected by stressful cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/success-story-peer-support-after-stressful-events.htm
15 Oct 2017
Coping with copy-paste
A hospitalist looks at how much of the typical electronic health record has been copied and pasted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/qa-copy-paste.htm
15 Sep 2017