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.

Hospitals 98

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

ACEP Now

APRIL 14, 2025

Criteria are broken down into categories such as physician/hospital staffing, physician contracting, quality, policies, and resources. The EDAP was created to elevate emergency care, ensuring that hospitals meet quality standards. Meeting ED Accreditation standards can add value for patients, physicians, and hospitals.

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Emergency Department Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds Hospitals 52

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.

Mass Casualty Incidents 98

Mass Casualty Incidents EMS Hospitals Documentation/Coding 98

EMDocs

MARCH 28, 2025

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Her recovery is slow, she requires repeat hospitalizations, and she eventually develops a fistula that results in a colostomy. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

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Ultrasounds Patient Safety Hospitals Wellness 76

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.”

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Patient Safety Emergency Department Administration EMS 132

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.

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Resuscitation Patient Safety Operations Emergency Department 119

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.

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Patient Safety Hospitals Documentation/Coding EMS 106

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 105

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 21, 2025

Principles of Patient-Centered Care As essential members of the care team, families play a critical role in reducing harm and improving safety for patients. The guide emphasizes two care processes in particular when: Families can impact safetynurse bedside shift report and Planning for care transitions from hospital to home.

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Outcomes Patient Safety Hospitals Wellness 52

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 106

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

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 98

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 94

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 118

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 96

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.

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Emergency Department Patient Safety Hospitals Research 74

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 105

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 101

Poisoning Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Hospitals 101

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.

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Hazardous Materials Documentation/Coding Legal Issues 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 102

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 102

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.

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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?

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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.

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Patient Safety CDC Operations Outcomes 52

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.

Leadership 105

Leadership Resuscitation Teamwork 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 98

Hospitals Documentation/Coding Patient Safety 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

Our Indiana ACEP colleagues have helped us all as emergency physicians in championing the passage of state legislation mandating a physician leading a hospital’s emergency department to be physically present in that hospital. We must always work against a balance.

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Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

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

EMDocs

AUGUST 1, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

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Patient Safety EMS Hospitals 88

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Afte­r each patient transport, it e­nsures a thorough cleaning of all surfaces, paying particular atte­ntion to high-touch areas such as stretchers, handrails, and me­dical equipment. The team utilize­s hospital-grade disinfectants to effe­ctively minimize the risk of infe­ctions.

Ambulance Services 52

Ambulance Services PPE Patient Safety Best Practices 52

American Medical Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

Additionally, instruction on the “five rights” or “five R’s” of drug administration—a guide to clinical medication administration and maintaining patient safety—is a requirement during nursing education. Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

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Administration Patient Safety Wellness Hospitals 52

33 Charts

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

21st century healthcare has worked to prioritize safety and quality improvement, and the results have been remarkable. Small changes in equipment sterilization or preoperative timeout processes, for example, can have a dramatic impact on patient safety. But not all corners of the hospital should be subject to six sigma scrutiny.

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Leadership Patient Safety Hospitals 52

ACEP Now

JUNE 13, 2024

ACEP prioritized attendance of hospital groups at this boarding summit so they could hear firsthand the impact that boarding is having on patients, physicians, and other health care workers, and also answer to this growing crisis. Representatives from both groups attended.

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Hospitals Psychiatric Emergency Department Administration 52

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

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We understand there are large community hospitals, academic centers and rural hospitals with vastly different resources and needs. However, when a patient walks through the door, they want to know there are resources available for that ED to delivery high quality care.” There are five sets of domains.

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Emergency Department Critical Access Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds 52