The University of Michigan Health System doesn't claim to be perfect. But its response to medical errors, near-misses, unexpected clinical problems and unintended outcomes is a model for the nation that other hospitals can ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically significant medical error, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Dec 11, 2020
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(Medical Xpress)—A new Irish study which has just been published in leading international peer reviewed journal, the British Medical Journal Quality & Safety, has shown how a new, more collaborative approach to managing ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Nearly 66 percent of all adverse events experienced by nursing home residents, such as falls, delirium and hallucinations, could be prevented, in part, by monitoring medication more closely. In nursing homes, both registered ...
Dec 14, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Direct supervision in which attending physicians join work rounds does not reduce the rate of medical errors, according to a study published online June 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jun 5, 2018
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Heart patients' mental state and thinking abilities may help predict whether costly and potentially dangerous early hospital readmission will follow their release after treatment, according to the results of a significant ...
Sep 17, 2013
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(HealthDay)—A three-step intervention addressing the diverse causes of medication errors can reduce these errors in a pediatric setting, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Jan 9, 2015
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Cancer care is increasingly complex, and as many as one in five cancer patients may experience "breakdowns" in their care, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Such breakdowns include communication ...
Apr 18, 2012
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Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he's now in a Texas prison. Better known as "Dr. Death," Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and arteries that should not have been touched. ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Injuries and deaths resulting from medical errors can have profound long-term consequences on patients and families. Seriously harmed patients and/or family members who have lost a loved one may describe feelings of neglect, ...
Aug 22, 2018
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