An Extended Stay | 57485 | | A 64-year-old man with a number of health issues comes to the hospital because he is having trouble breathing. The care team helps resolve the issue, but forgets a standard treatment that causes unnecessary harm to the patient. A subsequent medication error makes the situation worse, leading a stay that is much longer than anticipated. | 6/13/2017 1:33:07 PM | Ross Hilliard, MD, IHI Open School Northeast Regional Chapter Leader Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Explain how system failures can lead to | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 16477 | 629 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 6/13/2017 1:33:07 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
Reconciling Doses (AHRQ) | 57456 | | Faced with a patient who's too confused to remember his medication regimen, a care team administers an overdose of the anticoagulant Warfarin. | 4/7/2014 6:56:50 PM | Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to List the steps involved in medication reconciliation Describe the role of each of the stakeholders in | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 2282 | 114 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 4/7/2014 6:56:50 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
What Happened to Josie? | 57579 | | In 2001, 18-month-old Josie King died of dehydration and a wrongly-administered narcotic at Johns Hopkins Hospital. How did this happen? Her mother, Sorrel King, tells the story and explains how Josie’s death spurred her to work on improving patient safety in hospitals everywhere. | 5/26/2017 2:45:47 PM | Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Discuss factors that contribute to avoidable patient harm, even at renowned facilities If you plan to be a | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 40061 | 1797 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 5/26/2017 2:45:47 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
Glucose Roller Coaster (AHRQ) | 57452 | | A woman hospitalized for congestive heart failure (with no history of diabetes) is given several rounds of insulin and D50, after repeated blood tests show her glucose to be dangerously high, then dangerously low. Turns out, the blood samples were drawn incorrectly and the signouts were incomplete. | 4/7/2014 6:57:49 PM | Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Explain why good communication is critical to patient safety Description: A woman hospitalized for congestive | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 2192 | 169 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 4/7/2014 6:57:49 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
Code Blue - Where To? (AHRQ) | 57450 | | A code blue is called on an elderly man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and schizophrenia hospitalized on the inpatient psychiatry service. Housestaff covering the code team do not know where the service is located, and when the team arrives, they find their equipment to be incompatible with the leads on the patient. | 4/8/2014 8:55:12 PM | Learning Objectives: After reading this case, students will be able to List several ways to improve the effectiveness of code teams Description: A code blue is called on an elderly | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 6414 | 257 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 4/8/2014 8:55:12 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
Jill's Medication Crisis | 57486 | | A patient story activity – The Medication – that describes a patient’s journey to get her anticonvulsant medications. The breakdown in continuity of care and communication is an ideal learning opportunity for students and professionals. | 4/11/2014 7:59:00 PM | Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Identify two instances when communication broke down in the continuum of care As you read Jill’s story, take | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 1200 | 75 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 4/11/2014 7:59:00 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
The Crowded Clinic | 57569 | | Patients aren't showing up for their appointments at the community health center. The results? Delays, overcrowding, and mounting frustration for everyone. Can this clinic be saved? | 6/10/2019 3:01:26 PM | Kate Ellis, MD, Family Physician, Charles River Medical Associates; Morana Lasic, MD, Clinical Instructor in Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 5663 | 247 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 6/10/2019 3:01:26 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |
When You Hear Hoofbeats, Don’t Think Zebras | 57514 | | In a new patient story, IHI Open School Academic Advisor Dr. James Moses introduces us to Lauren, an 18-year-old female who endured a painful journey through the health care system. One morning during her first semester of college in Boston, Lauren woke up with soreness in the side of her face. Several months – and a misdiagnosis later – the pain only got worse. | 5/26/2017 1:59:30 PM | Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to Describe qualities associated with patient-centered care Discuss different ways a provider can respond to | STS_ListItem_PublishingPages | | | https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities | 3525 | 86 | | | | | | 0 | https://www.ihi.org | 5/26/2017 1:59:30 PM | html | False | | aspx | | 16 | 16 | ~sitecollection/_catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search/Item_WebPage.js |