Quality improvement relies on understanding frequency, type, and location of adverse events. Without this knowledge, how can we reduce injuries if we can’t identify when,
A CDC study was just released confirming what we already knew: healthcare workers are experiencing burnout. Healthcare workers have high rates of depression and anxiety, and many
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released a new standard for staffing at nursing homes, spurred by the tragedies that played out in
We have read, over the past several years, stories of overburdened emergency departments, overworked hospital staff, and profit driven emergency care. When the bottom line is the driving force behind
We represent patients injured through medical negligence, but our efforts have the benefit of improving the delivery of care for future patients. It is well
The CDC recently published a report on maternal death from childbirth. Surprisingly, mothers are at more risk after they give birth than they are during
The New York Times recently reported that some seniors are having difficulty accessing care because they have no one to take them home. Many clinics
Someone has developed “black boxes” for the OR. Black boxes, also known as flight data recorders, have been used to collect information from aircrafts for
We have written blogs recently that described how AI is being applied to medical issues, particularly with regard to radiology imaging. It seems now that
This summer a large study found “statistically significant decreases in the annual rates of in-hospital adverse events” for numerous indicators of patient safety. The study
