In an increasingly complicating medical world, checklists can help surgeons and other doctors avoid missing key steps and making mistakes that can cause patients harm.
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services issues a report indicating that 29% of patients in rehab hospitals suffered some kind of harm resulting from their care.
According to a recent report, electronic health records may increase medical errors and malpractice liability.
Health care providers in the US are bombarded with hundreds of alarms throughout their workday, which can result in becoming desensitized to them and possibly endangering patients.
Transient amnesia is another possible side effect for health care professionals who work long hours and are deprived from sleep.
Approximately 700,000 – 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.
Patient deaths and injuries can be reduced by using standardized communication systems when patients are handed off from one provider to another.
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, but often times the victims of these errors never learn the full story.
Poorer outcomes occur in surgeries performed on the weekend and holidays. A recent study hopes to remedy this situation.
A recent article published in the Seattle Times details how Seattle-area hospitals fared in recent a Consumer Reports analysis of a hospital’s ability to prevent patients from acquiring infections.
