Search results for "Patient Safety"
Residents report that ‘warm handoffs' enhance patient safety
Questions addressed patient safety, residents' familiarity with patients, and whether the intervention was worthwhile. ... Lastly, our study does not look at patient outcomes; thus, there is no way to measure what impact, if any, warm handoffs may have
August 2017
Speaking up for patient safety
Boston and president of the National Patient Safety Foundation, which commemorated Patient Safety Awareness Week this month (March 2-8). ... said Frank Federico, RPh, one of IHI's directors and patient safety experts.
March 2014
ACP Hospitalist
We're looking for hospitalists who made notable contributions to the field in the past year, whether through exceptional clinical skills, patient safety, improved work flow, quality improvement, or leadership. ... Teamwork (e.g., implemented
Attending physician workload may affect teaching effectiveness, patient safety
For patient outcomes, higher workload and longer length of stay were significantly more likely to be associated with a patient safety indicator event. ... However, they concluded that the workload of attending physicians may have an adverse effect on
January 2016
Computerized provider order entry systems and patient safety
Computerized provider order entry has a promising, yet unproven, future as a tool for improving overall patient care and safety. ... CPOE has a promising, yet unproven, future as a tool for improving overall patient care and safety.
August 2011
Patient safety, resident sleep do not appear to differ with flexible vs. standard duty hours
The iCOMPARE (Individualized Comparative Effectiveness of Models Optimizing Patient Safety and Resident Education) trial assessed patient safety and resident sleep and alertness at 63 U.S. ... A study reporting the effects on patient safety and a study
March 2019
Patient safety vs. physician frustration: Finding a balance for medication alerts
Q: What's next for your program—customized alerts for other patient groups, other geriatrics interventions?
November 2010
Duty hours may have no effect on patient safety, resident well-being, care continuity
A randomized trial did not find a patient safety benefit from shorter duty schedules, a study found. ... Researchers studied how 12-, 16-, and 24-hour shifts among residents in the intensive care unit (ICU) affected patient safety, resident well-being,
February 2015
The next patient safety target: misdiagnosis
Meanwhile, The Joint Commission plans to make diagnostic-error reduction a patient safety priority. ... Castillo added. “It might be a National Patient Safety Goal, it might be a call for more research, or it might be performance measures.”.
December 2013
ACP, New York chapter to collaborate to improve patient safety
Our goal is to change the culture of health care into one that learns from mistakes and shares best practices in patient safety,” Dr. ... It will link registry reports of near misses to educational resources that will help clinical teams strengthen
June 2012