St. Emlyn

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In this podcast, Liz Crowe discusses the effect bad behaviour has on teams and ultimately patient safety. The post Podcast – Bad Behaviour in Teams with Liz Crowe at Tactical Trauma 2024 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

Patient Safety 112

Patient Safety 112

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Background The WHO recognises patient safety as a serious public health problem. We compared the culture of safety in the adult AED and PED before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey provides scores for 12 separate domains and a global assessment of safety (scale 0–10).

Emergency Department 93

Emergency Department Teamwork Patient Safety Hospitals 93

PDC Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every patient, procedure, and staff member an Ambulatory Surgery Center relies on accurate patient identification. Patient identification wristbands are crucial to ensuring patient safety as they provide a critical link between the patient’s identity, electronic medical record, and treatment.

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Patient Safety 98

PDC Healthcare

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Improves Patient Safety by Switching to Thermal Wristband and Label Printing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, an integrated healthcare delivery system in South Carolina, is building on its reputation for technological excellence with the recent adoption of thermal print patient identification technology.

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Patient Safety Documentation/Coding 97

PDC Healthcare

APRIL 4, 2023

PDC Thermal Wristbands are Lab Tested to Perform in Demanding Healthcare Environment Healthcare providers are constantly evaluating patient safety standards to improve methods to reduce medical errors.

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Patient Safety Research 95

EMCrit

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Chart to protect yourself and your patients! EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Patient Safety Emergency Department 51

Emergency Live

MARCH 13, 2024

These innovative rescue vehicles, equipped with autonomous driving systems, promise to revolutionize the way emergencies are handled, improving service efficiency and patient safety.

Patient Safety 98

Patient Safety 98

EM Literature of Note

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But, the net effect becomes – the ED is a focus for patient safety research. As a result, most of the patients reviewed suffered moderate or severe harms as a result of these MODs. If some are to be believed, hundreds of thousands are being killed each year by diagnostic errors in the ED.

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Emergency Department Stroke Patient Safety Research 92

PDC Healthcare

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Healthcare professionals are faced with many obstacles while administering IV medication to patients, which can lead to medical errors and a risk for patient safety. Nearly 40% of medical errors take place during medication administration as it is one of the most intricate processes for healthcare staff.

Best Practices 98

Best Practices Administration Patient Safety 98

Emergency Medicine News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

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Patient Safety 45

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We fear that this decision will negatively impact patient safety and quality of care.” Our residents are currently the primary staff members in our Shoreline emergency department, had of the medical ICU, and the entire Trauma ICU.

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Patient Safety Administration Emergency Department EMS 132

NIOSH Science Blog

MAY 29, 2024

The negative outcomes not only affect the healthcare worker but can trickle down to patient safety and satisfaction. Workplace violence impacts the mental health and wellbeing of the healthcare workforce. This blog post highlights current efforts across government and industry to address this critical issue.

Patient Safety 89

Patient Safety Outcomes 89

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

Findings New junior doctors identified that early socialisation should facilitate patient safety and a safe learning space, with much of this process dependent on consultant interactions rather than formal induction. We used constant comparison to identify and develop themes.

Patient Safety 98

Patient Safety Emergency Department Research 98

St. Emlyn

DECEMBER 3, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In this podcast, Liz Crowe discusses the effect bad behaviour has on teams and ultimately patient safety. The post Podcast – ECMO in Trauma with Chris Bishop at Tactical Trauma 24 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

Patient Safety 93

Patient Safety Shock Resuscitation 93

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.” It is well known that NOMI usually has a normal ECG or nonspecific ECG.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Outcomes 116

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 16, 2024

The following Understanding Medication Safety Training educates healthcare providers on common medication safety issues. Ensuring patient safety during health services delivery is fundamental for an efficient healthcare system.

Patient Safety 74

Patient Safety Administration Outcomes 74

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Patient safety in the pediatric emergency care setting. Accuracy of paramedic Broselow tape use in the prehospital setting. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16(3):374-380. doi:10.3109/10903127.2012.664247 Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, Krug SE, Frush K. Pediatrics. 2007;120(6):1367-1375.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 269

PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2020

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. In short, your visitor management solution should maintain high security standards […].

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Hospitals Patient Safety 70

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 14, 2024

Some speakers represented patient advocacy organizations and later lashed out at me on twitter. Not only is this new change a risk to patient safety, it is yet another straw on the back of American health care. Curious, I looked to see who supported the organizations.

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Patient Safety Academics Outcomes Wellness 142

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence. This is the only cadaver airway course available. End of day will involve discussion of challenging airway management cases from participants and faculty.

Airway Management 71

Airway Management Military Patient Safety Pediatrics 71

PDC Healthcare

APRIL 4, 2023

PDC Thermal Wristbands are Lab Tested to Perform in Demanding Healthcare Environment Healthcare providers are constantly evaluating patient safety standards to improve methods to reduce medical errors.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Research 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. I have written my own essays about it on Sensible Medicine on September 28 th , 2022 , and January 11 th , 2024.

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Patient Safety Hospitals 108

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

These infection data can help identify trends and prevent future occurrences. Conclusion Infection control is a vital component of patient safety and healthcare quality. Facilities should have a clear reporting system and a dedicated team to investigate and address reported issues. Access the course here.

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PPE Best Practices Patient Safety Urgent Care 91

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. 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.

Documentation/Coding 91

Documentation/Coding Hospice Resuscitation CPR 91

AENJ: Current Issue

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Pressure injuries (PIs) are an important quality and patient safety metric for health care organizations. PI monitoring and treatment are often overlooked in the emergency department (ED). Emergency care professionals must be proactive about PI early identification and prevention strategies.

Emergency Department 75

Emergency Department Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Research 75

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 20, 2024

Therefore, effective preoxygenation is essential to enhance patient safety during this high-risk procedure. Hypoxemia during intubation can lead to severe complications, including dysrhythmia, cardiovascular collapse, hypoxic brain injury, and death.

COPD 89

COPD Patient Safety Administration Emergency Department 89

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 23, 2023

In 2020, 111 First was introduced to triage patients before entry to the ED and to offer direct booking for patients needing ED or urgent care into same-day arrival time slots. 111 First continues to be used post pandemic, but concerns about patient safety, delays or inequities in accessing care have been voiced.

Emergency Department 75

Emergency Department Urgent Care Documentation/Coding Patient Safety 75

JournalFeed

AUGUST 29, 2020

We cover resident schedule and patient safety, advanced practice providers and ED flow, infant scalp hematoma score, preventing arrest during pediatric intubation, and capsaicin for cannabis hyperemesis. JournalFeed Podcast for the week of August 24-28, 2020.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Pediatrics 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In conclusion, participants had positive experiences of deep listening and felt that the sonic environment of emergency departments is an important area for future research and intervention with the aim of improving patient experience, patient safety and staff wellbeing.

Emergency Department 74

Emergency Department Patient Safety Hospitals Research 74

EMDocs

DECEMBER 20, 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.

Patient Safety 77

Patient Safety Wellness 77

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

With emergency department (ED) volumes rising, administrators are eager to explore AI-driven solutions to improve patient safety and reduce staff burnout. Their hospital has struggled with a growing number of adverse events that often occur without warning.

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Administration Emergency Department Outcomes Patient Safety 86

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.

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Resuscitation Patient Safety Operations Emergency Department 88

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

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 14, 2024

The presence of drugs and alcohol in the workplace not only jeopardizes the well-being of healthcare personnel but also poses significant risks to patient safety and care quality. In the demanding environment of healthcare, maintaining a safe and professional workplace is paramount.

Patient Safety 78

Patient Safety Wellness 78

AENJ: Current Issue

MAY 8, 2024

It is essential for the emergency clinician to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of LP, to ensure informed consent when possible, and to proceed in a manner that ensures optimal patient safety and effectiveness.

Patient Safety 51

Patient Safety Emergency Department 51

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 6, 2024

Such conflicts hinder cohesive teamwork and decision-making, potentially compromising patient safety. Conflicts in the ED often stem from clinical decision-making and actions, leading to potential adverse patient events and exacerbating access block issues. These conflicts can ultimately lead to moral injury [1,2,3].

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Teamwork Leadership Research Patient Safety 79