Report: Medical schools fall short on teaching patient safety
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A new report claims doctors-in-training aren’t being taught the skills they need to create truly safe environments for patients. Read more
Training update: Autopsied brains should not be sent to families
Filed under: Healthcare Legal & Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
As if you needed more proof that you can never do enough training on both proper procedures and how to communicate with patient families. Read more
No. 1 way to prevent malpractice suits
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Medical errors and malpractice suits go hand in hand — but not in the way most folks think they do. Read more
Missing this critical step causes majority of medical errors
Filed under: Communication, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
A new study sheds more light on how, and when, most medical errors happen. Read more
Improving safety: Standardized briefings are a quick, cost-effective way
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A three-minute technique to improve communication in the OR could greatly improve overall patient safety. Read more
‘I’m sorry’: Two words that can avoid a lawsuit
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
When an inevitable medical error takes place, few health care providers want to admit to a patient — or the surviving family — that they screwed up. But that just might be the smartest thing they can do. Read more
End-of-life care and the ‘race gap’
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Black cancer patients are less likely to have their end-of-life care wishes followed. The question is why. Read more
$700 billion in waste: Where’s it coming from — and why?
Filed under: Communication, Fraud & Waste, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
The recent report that tagged health care waste at roughly $700 billion per year should come as a surprise to no one. But some of the causes of that waste might. Read more
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CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards
Twenty-six organizations received the honor of being the first granted with the Healthcare Innovation Awards. Check out what these groups did to win a total of $122.6 million.
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CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards