Search results for "Medical errors"
Finding a job that fits
The right “cultural fit” between a hospital and a physician may be what guarantees a fulfilling career.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/coverstory.htm
15 Jan 2014
Speaking up for patient safety
Hospitalists can help create a blame-free atmosphere of openness when it comes to discussing errors in patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/patientsafety.htm
15 Mar 2014
Disclosing errors the right way
It's important to choose your words carefully when disclosing medical errors to patients, said Wendy Levinson, MD, FACP, a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, in a session titled “Disclosing Medical Errors to Patients: Considering Where, When and How.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/1.htm
16 Apr 2014
Internists release policy paper on medical liability crisis
ACP released a policy paper on the medical liability crisis, which continues to have a profound effect on the medical system. “Medical Liability Reform—Innovative Solutions for a New Health Care System” provides an update of the medical liability landscape as well as state-based activity on medical liability reform and summarizes traditional and newer reform proposals and their ability to affect system efficiency and encourage patient safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/7.htm
16 Apr 2014
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes a cover story on perioperative medication management, extensive coverage from Internal Medicine 2014, and an expert analysis of chemotherapy-induced hypersensitivity reactions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/lfe.htm
15 Jun 2014
Disclosing errors the right way
How to handle different types of mistakes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/disclosing-errors.htm
15 Jun 2014
Handoff intervention reduces errors, adverse events at multiple hospitals
A handoff improvement program successfully reduced medical errors and preventable adverse events without slowing workflow, according to a study conducted at 9 pediatric hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/12/1.htm
12 Nov 2014
In the News
Malpractice claims, fenoldopam after cardiac surgery in acute kidney injury, beta-lactams and community-acquired pneumonia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2015
Inpatient ART errors can cause long-term problems for HIV patients
Antiretroviral therapy is less complex than it used to be, but errors are still common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/ART-errors.htm
15 Apr 2015
High ICU utilization for 4 common conditions may drive up costs without improving mortality, study finds
The retrospective cohort study ranked 94 hospitals in Washington State and Maryland by their predicted ICU utilization rates for adult patients hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and congestive heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/1.htm
10 Aug 2016