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In the Spotlight
When Health Care Providers Fail One of Their OwnIn a
New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Rana Awdish, a critical care physician, describes how her own near-death experience changed how she thinks about medicine. In this blog post, she discusses the power of storytelling and how empathy may prevent burnout. Dr. Awdish is a keynote speaker at the
IHI National Forum on December 10-13 in Orlando.
Patient Safety Comes HomeThis blog post by Dr. Tejal Gandhi, IHI’s Chief Clinical and Safety Officer, describes the findings of a recent report,
Patient Safety in the Home: Assessment of Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities. The report looks at four dimensions of care in the home: physical, emotional, social, and functional.
Advances in Patient Safety and Medical LiabilityThe goals of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Patient Safety and Medical Liability initiative were to reduce preventable injuries, improve communication between doctors and patients, ensure fair and timely compensation for medical injuries while reducing malpractice litigation, and reduce liability premiums. The publication of the initiative’s findings includes two commentaries and nine papers, organized into two primary themes: improving communication and improving patient safety.
Parent-Provider Miscommunications in Hospitalized ChildrenThis recent article in
Hospital Pediatrics looks at the rates and types of miscommunications between parents and providers, an issue that has implications for patient outcomes and safety, as well as reimbursement and malpractice risk.
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