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
Around 40 people were injected with a fluid that was not tested against harmful pathogens at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
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
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 several blog posts about how hospitals keep bad surgeons working for them, even if the surgeons are causing injury and death to
A recent article related the story of an orthopedic surgeon who is being sued for causing hundreds of serious injuries. Over a period of time,
The term “ghost surgeries” refers to a practice in which the designated surgeon attends a small portion of a surgery but the cost of the
Picture this scenario: A surgeon convinced a patient to undergo an unnecessary and expensive major surgery even though a small procedure had already proved successful
Picture a surgeon. Let’s see: light blue scrubs; scrub cap; blue surgical mask; steady hands; perhaps a tight ponytail tucked into the surgical cap? Or
