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:…
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…
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…
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…
In 1994, when I was an anesthesia intern, bride and groom were admitted to operating theater after sudden road traffic accident during their celebration while they were going home. The…
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…
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…
A program for geriatric healthcare should focus on promoting the health and well-being of elderly individuals and should include the following
A program for geriatric healthcare should focus on promoting the health and well-being of elderly individuals and should include the following
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;…
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…
On July 23, 1995, my life changed dramatically. I sustained a spinal cord injury and incomplete quadriplegic in a car accident. I use a wheelchair and have movement of my…
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…
The Swiss Cheese Model is a widely used framework for understanding and analyzing how errors can occur in complex systems, such as healthcare. The model was first proposed by James…
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…
Systems design Patient safety starts with system design. The safe system consists of procedures, the environment, the design of the material used, the training that has been done, and the…
As told by Bill’s daughter, Karen Curtiss. Dad was lucky, at first. He was in the final stages of a disease that had thickened his lung tissue beyond repair when…
Alicia Cole had been a successful working actress whose only experience with healthcare was playing doctors on TV. All that changed, however, when she learned in 2006 that she needed…
ABC model of attitudes Affective component This involves a person’s feelings / emotions about the attitude object. For example: “I am scared of spiders”. Behavioral component The way the attitude…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…