By Susan Carr I keep seeing examples of what I think of as a
patient safety approach to problems: an emphasis on clear
communication, teamwork, systems thinking, disclosing and learning from
errors, and personal accountability balanced with an understanding of
the inevitability of human error. These principles have relevance and
benefits beyond patient safety — beyond medicine...
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Facebook. Twitter. Wikipedia. The names alone
may cause eyes to roll and prompt a quick run for the exits. Despite
widespread skepticism, these and other interactive sources of
information and communication, referred to as social media, continue to
proliferate. |
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By Susan Carr
I review a number of books — my summer reading — in the Sept/Oct issue
and invite readers to share their reading list. What’s been on your
desk, Kindle, or bedside table this summer? I encourage readers to post their suggestions as comments to my Editor’s Notebook column. I’m especially but not exclusively interested
in books about healthcare and medicine. As a separate project, I’d like
to develop a resource list of books about patient safety for PSQH.com.
Your suggestions may serve as the beginning of that list. |
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Susan Carr The results of a joint study by The Studer Group and the Center for
Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) at Vanderbilt University
confirm that disruptive behavior pervades healthcare organizations and
contributes to staff turnover. |
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Patient safety experts recognize that teamwork is
essential to improve quality and patient safety, but is there a crucial
member missing from the clinical team? |
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The U.S. Health and Human Services Steering Committee for the
Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections is soliciting input from
the public as it develops a strategy for reducing and preventing HAIs.
As part of that effort, it is convening a series of engagement meetings
this summer: Sat., July 25 in Denver; Thurs., July 30 in Chicago, and
Thurs., Aug. 27 in Seattle. |
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