Category: Pt. Safety

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Telemedicine – with & against

Telemedicine refers to the delivery of healthcare services through digital communication technologies, such as video conferencing, phone calls, messaging, and remote monitoring. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine: Advantages: Improved access to healthcare: Telemedicine can improve access to healthcare for individuals who live in remote or underserved areas, and for those who have…

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Hospital Assessment Tool Version 3

Patient Safety Assessment Manual (PSAM) PSAM contains a set of standards with requirements that are needed for the establishment of a patient safety program at the hospital level. It provides a framework that enables hospitals to assess patient care from a patient safety perspective, build the capacity of staff in patient safety and involve consumers…

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Improving Patient Flow

Improving patient flow is an important aspect of healthcare delivery as it can reduce wait times, increase patient satisfaction, and improve the overall quality of care. Here are some steps to improve patient flow: Map out the patient journey: Mapping out the patient journey, from the moment they arrive at the healthcare facility to the…

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Patient Flow

Patient flow refers to the movement of patients through the healthcare system, from the point of initial entry to the point of discharge or transfer to another healthcare facility. Ensuring an efficient patient flow is essential for providing high-quality healthcare, as it helps to reduce wait times, lower costs, and improve patient satisfaction. There are…

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An Accountable or A Second Victim

In 1994, when I was an anesthesia intern, a bride and groom were admitted to the operating theater after a sudden road traffic accident during their celebration while they were going home. The attending consultant (my professor) tried his best to save them, but the bride passed away 15 minutes after arrival. He turned to…

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A.I. and PCI – Machines Vs Human

A new machine-learning analysis revealed that an algorithm can offer a decision on the appropriateness of coronary revascularization during pressure-wire pullback at least as well as expert consensus. The computer was non-inferior to the expert consensus decision for both appropriateness for PCI and for determining PCI strategy. Dr. Justin Davies,  presented the mentioned above findings at TCT 2018 in…

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Ten Facts on Patient Safety

FACT 01 Patient harm is the 14th leading cause of the global disease burden, comparable to diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria It is estimated that there are 421 million hospitalizations in the world annually, and approximately 42.7 million adverse events occur in patients during these hospitalizations. Using conservative estimates, the latest data shows that…

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Patient Safety Assessment Manual

This manual provides the necessary tools for professional associations, regulatory, accrediting or oversight bodies and ministries of health, to improve patient safety. The manual has two sections: Patient safety standards; and Patient safety friendly hospital assessment tools. Patient safety standards: Involve five main domains: A. Leadership and management B. Patient and public involvement C. Safe…

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Pt. Safety Friendly Hospitals

A study conducted in 2009 in six countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region showed that up to 18% of hospital admissions were associated with patient harm as a result of medical interventions. World Health Organization (WHO) started the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative (PSFHI). This initiative is to enhance the implementation of patient safety practices in healthcare facilities. This initiative…

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Patient Safety Officer

The Patient Safety Officer (PSO) has the primary responsibility to coordinate and serve as a resource for the development, implementation, review, and ongoing refinement of the patient safety program. The Patient Safety Officer must also encourage leadership performance measurement and staff incentive programs that support patient safety improvement. The PSO acts as a liaison for…

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Leadership and Patient Safety

Leadership is considered the main factor for an effective patient safety program. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed a white paper, Leaders in Patient Safety, to assist healthcare leaders in the development of the patient safety program. This white paper recommends the following eight steps for leaders to achieve patient safety : Establish Patient…

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HAMs Harmful Errors

Identification of High Alert Medications (HAMs) differs from one institution to another. However, all organizations identify four specific HAM drug classes—insulins, anticoagulants, sedatives, and opioids—because they’re frequently linked to potentially harmful outcomes. Insulins Reports received by ISMP reveal most insulin errors stem from human error (concentration lapses, distractions, and forgetfulness) related to dosage measurement and…

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Quality and Patient Safety

Patient safety is about how healthcare organizations protect their patients from errors. While many hospitals are good at keeping their patients safe, some hospitals aren’t.  It’s up to everyone to make sure that patient safety is a priority.  The difference between pt. safety and quality Safety has to do with lack of harm. Quality has to do with efficient, effective,…

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Medication Reconciliation

A shared patient safety problem worldwide is the lack of accurate and complete information about patients’ medicines when their care is transferred between healthcare settings. In up to two-thirds of patients there are variances between the medicines they take at home and the medicines ordered on admission to hospital. It has been estimated that around…

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High Alert Medications

While any medication potentially can cause harm, a select group of drugs—high-alert medications (HAMs)—carries a higher risk of patient injury. Even when given correctly, these drugs carry a significant risk of causing harm. High–alert medications are drugs that have a high risk of causing significant patient harm when they are used in error. Although mistakes may or may not be…

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Patient Identification

The success of many treatments and activities within healthcare facilities depends on ensuring that correct patient identity has been established. Patient identification is an essential stage in care processes as there could be significant consequences if an error is made. Failure to correctly identify patients continues to result in medication errors, transfusion errors, testing errors, wrong person procedures, and…

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