PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A hospital’s visitor management system is an essential piece of hospital security. While you don’t want to add unnecessary obstacles to a visitors’ path toward seeing their loved ones, it’s important for healthcare facilities to screen all guests, for both staff and patient safety.

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Hospitals Patient Safety 72

PDC Healthcare

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Uses Time-Expiring Visitor Badges to Improve Safety and Peace of Mind for Patients, Parents and Employees Visitor identification is vital to the security of all healthcare facilities, but perhaps the most important within children’s hospitals, where vulnerable, young patients are being cared for around the clock.

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Hospitals Patient Safety 104

PDC Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

Key Takeaways from a Recent Pharmacy Survey PDC surveyed 6,400 Hospital Pharmacy Managers and Directors to get feedback on their priorities and challenges. Below we explore the results and key takeaways of the PDC survey, along with some helpful tips for pharmacy professionals.

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Hospitals Patient Safety Documentation/Coding 98

Canadian EM

AUGUST 6, 2024

Hilary Weatherby is a Registered Nurse working as a Patient Safety & Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist. Hilary helps teams apply QI methodology to organization-wide projects and reviews patient safety events for the purposes of continuous quality improvement across a large, downtown Toronto, hospital system.

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Patient Safety Hospitals 40

PDC Healthcare

MAY 1, 2023

For routine calls with individual patients, it’s feasible to track who transported the patient and where they ended up.

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Mass Casualty Incidents EMS Hospitals Documentation/Coding 98

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 13, 2023

An official reason for the closure was not immediately available from the hospital administration, but residents there said they were told the surprise move was likely because of financial reasons. “We We fear that this decision will negatively impact patient safety and quality of care.”

Patient Safety 132

Patient Safety Emergency Department Administration EMS 132

EMDocs

MARCH 20, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Association of Emergency Clinicians’ Assessment of Mortality Risk With Actual 1-Month Mortality Among Older Adults Admitted to the Hospital. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

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Documentation/Coding Hospice Resuscitation CPR 104

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2024

He is particularly enthusiastic about medical education and the use of high-fidelity simulation to identify latent threats to patient safety and improve team-based crisis resource management. Case: A 24-year-old patient is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He has an obvious angulated deformity of his left wrist.

Resuscitation 112

Resuscitation Patient Safety Operations Emergency Department 112

EMDocs

APRIL 18, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. He arrives in the ED of his small community hospital about 30 minutes later. He arrives, admits the patient and spends the rest of the night in the hospital monitoring the patient’s condition.

Patient Safety 104

Patient Safety Hospitals Documentation/Coding EMS 104

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

The parallels to universal precautions, the balance of comfort, communication, and patient safety, and the issues of power in the doctor patient relationship keeps me coming back to the issue. Wearing a mask changes the doctor-patient relationship. Most of our patients served in Vietnam.

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Patient Safety Hospitals 107

EMDocs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The patient dies in the ED before transfer can be arranged. Plaintiff : The patient ’ s injuries required immediate surgery for internal bleeding. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

Hospitals 92

Hospitals Patient Safety Operations Wellness 92

RebelEM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20 Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20 Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20

Administration 125

Administration Blood Transfusions Outcomes Hospitals 125

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The patient does not see his PCP as recommended and dies 24 days later of a suspected cardiac arrhythmia. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Radiology 93

Radiology Radiology EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding 93

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

More than a million hospitalized patients each year acquire healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) while being treated for other health conditions. These infection data can help identify trends and prevent future occurrences. Conclusion Infection control is a vital component of patient safety and healthcare quality.

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PPE Best Practices Patient Safety Urgent Care 105

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The most recent study found a NPV of 100% of triage ECGs labeled ‘normal’ or ‘otherwise normal’ for final hospital diagnosis of ACS, and concluded that avoiding physician interruption would “alleviate interruptions in workflow and improve patient safety.” These three cases are from this study, and this prior post shows 4 more.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Outcomes 120

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

3,4 Notably, institutions receiving federal funding (such as hospitals receiving Medicare reimbursement) must abide by Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which entitles persons with NELP to language assistance. 5 Despite these protections, NELP patients face numerous health disparities compared to their English-proficient counterparts.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 100

EMDocs

JUNE 13, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. An attorney is consulted, and a lawsuit is filed against the EP, the hospital, the pharmacy, and the dentist. Result : Pre-trial settlement against the hospital and EP for a minimal amount.

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Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Emergency Department Hospitals 95

EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The brother’s wife calls the airport police who are able to locate him and send him to a nearby hospital. We were not responsible for the patient’s death.

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety Emergency Department 100

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Poor sonic environments in hospitals have been found to ‘impede the recovery process’ for patients and reduce staff performance. Sonic environments are often overlooked in hospital design, leading to spaces which are not supportive for care.

Emergency Department 74

Emergency Department Patient Safety Hospitals Research 74

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

3 Increasing Strikes and Unions Labor actions in healthcare can disrupt normal hospital operations, potentially impacting costs and threatening patient quality of care. One study from the National Bureau of Economic Research on nursing strikes in New York State from 1984 to 2004 found that hospital mortality increased by 19.4%

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Hospitals Research Patient Safety Wellness 95

EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The 3-line ED physician note says only that he had “face to face time with this patient,” “she appears acutely ill” and has “tachycardia” and “intact radial pulse.”

Documentation/Coding 93

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Sepsis Infectious Diseases 93

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The neurologist re-assesses the patient and treatment plan, begins tPA, and consults a thrombectomy-capable tertiary center. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

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Documentation/Coding Stroke Outcomes EMS 99

EMDocs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. A lawsuit is filed against the radiologists, ED physicians and group, the hospital, and the abusing father, who is later convicted of child abuse and sent to prison. We aren’t responsible.

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Fractures Seizures Patient Safety Hospitals 82

EMDocs

JUNE 28, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. He is transported to a different hospital as possible trauma. Patient then develops [Editor’s Note: Or perhaps is noted to have] left sided weakness and neglect.

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Documentation/Coding EMS Stroke Patient Safety 87

EMDocs

MAY 24, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The patient is treated for metastatic germ cell cancer but dies 3 years later. A lawsuit is filed against the emergency physician, radiologists, PCP, and hospital. Mueller DK.

Radiology 82

Radiology Radiology EKG/ECG Patient Safety 82

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Patient safety is a critical concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 1 in 10 patients is harmed while receiving healthcare. Compliance with healthcare regulations is crucial not only for avoiding legal repercussions but also for ensuring high standards of patient care and safety.

Hazardous Materials 105

Hazardous Materials Documentation/Coding Legal Issues Patient Safety 105

PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When a patient checks in to a hospital or a non-acute care facility, their personal and medical data needs to be recorded. Each patient has an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), which needs to be updated each time a patient needs care.

Hospitals 105

Hospitals Documentation/Coding Patient Safety 105

The Injectable Orange

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

[link] In the early 2000’s, Safer Healthcare Now and other initiatives were launched to improve the 10% error rate in hospitals worldwide. There are several perspectives on why patient safety hasn’t improved. The videogame is based on guiding a patient’s journey through the hospital safely. So what went wrong?

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Research Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

A qualitative study of 2,815 pre-hospital clinicians reported that nearly half of the respondents had experienced incivility from professional teams at least once a week. The quality of patient care can be determined by the working relationship, and incivility negatively affects these professional partnerships, regardless of the craft group.

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Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 98

American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

According to the Emergency Care Research Institute, staffing shortages posed the greatest threat to patient safety in 2022. With staffing shortages expected to worsen in the coming years, finding ways to protect patient safety and combat healthcare-associated infections will improve patient health outcomes.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety CDC Operations Outcomes 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. An attorney is consulted and a lawsuit filed against the first two EP’s, the radiologist, and the hospital, claiming that the patient was negligently cared for during the first ED visit.

Poisoning 90

Poisoning Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Hospitals 90

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

staff wellbeing/turnover and patient safety) can boost engagement. By formally incorporating interpersonal elements such as respectful communication, psychological safety, and respect, we can improve outcomes for our patients, colleagues, and the healthcare system. Target Cultural Change Cultural Change programmes (e.g.

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Leadership Resuscitation Teamwork Patient Safety 105

EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

1 The shortage in supply posed difficulties for hospitals that significantly depend on GE Healthcare as their supplier, which encompassed approximately 50% of hospitals in the United States (US). Preparation 9 Hospitals had to prepare for the impending contrast shortage as soon as potential shortage news occurred. 11 Table 1.

Radiology 92

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 92

PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When a patient checks in to a hospital or a non-acute care facility, their personal and medical data needs to be recorded. Each patient has an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), which needs to be updated each time a patient needs care.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Documentation/Coding Patient Safety 98

EMDocs

MAY 9, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The patient is transferred to a tertiary care hospital where an MRI reveals bilateral mastoiditis with bony erosion. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Seizures 101

Seizures Dehydration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 101

PDC Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Every year the ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products).

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety 81

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Critically unwell or injured patients are prioritised, whereas those who are felt to be less unwell wait longer for clinical review. examined 977,907 first-time ED presentations by children aged 0-15 across thirteen acute hospital trusts (between April 2014 and March 2017), trying to figure out how many were non-urgent. Simpson et al.

Emergency Department 89

Emergency Department Research Pediatrics Hospitals 89