Tag: Patient Safety
Another Pathology Mishap
L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times
It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but it's more than likely a similar...
Yes, Standardized Work Saves Lives
'Bundling' hospital processes may help prevent infections - USATODAY.com"Bundling hospital processes" = Standardized WorkWhy isn't every hospital doing this? Why isn't every hospital administrator...
Why Do Patients Have to Do This?
The Informed Patient - WSJ.comGood column in the WSJ today, as always, from Laura Landro. She writes about the need for patients to take...
Updated: Glenn Beck’s Surgery Gone "Horribly Awry"
This is compelling video (scroll down), radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck, talking about his surgery gone "horribly awry" and how "phenomenally...
Quaid Case Update: Whose Responsibility is Standardized Work?
If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others).
Quaid and his wife are now...
Follow Ups to BIDMC
If you've been following any of the posts about healthcare, here are a few interesting follow ups.Following up on this post about Boston's Beth...
The Need for Clean Hospitals
Our Unsanitary Hospitals - WSJ.comThat's "Clean", not a typo of "Lean." Good column in the WSJ today by Betsy McCaughey, head of the...
My At-Home Medical Mistake: Taking the Wrong Version of Day /...
I'm a bit mad at myself for inflicting some preventable human error on myself last night. It's OK, I didn't harm myself, but let...
Putting the Burden on Patients?
I saw this ad (click on the photo for a larger, readable view) in the Wall Street Journal Monday. It's an ad run...
Relying on Memory Leads to Errors
Patient Safety Blog - Telling Our StoriesHere is an unfortunate story about a surgeon operating on the wrong side of an 86 year-old man,...
We Must Follow Standardized Work, Right?
The Informed Patient - WSJ.comHere's an article ($$) about hospitals working to prevent bedsores or "pressure ulcers" as they are called. I didn't...
I got a blurb on the Marketplace website
APM Marketplace (Business/Economy radio)As you've read here, I'm trying to help get the word out that we should be not just focusing on access...
