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Surgical Errors & Ongoing Health Problems
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Surgical Errors – Surgical Instrument When patients undergo surgical procedures, whether they are medically necessary or elective surgeries, they are typically aware of the inherent risks and complications associated with the procedure, such as anesthesia reactions, blood clots, infection, cardiovascular ...2 days ago -
Why Convert to Electronic Health Records (EHRs)?
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Authority: 152
“Anyone who has ever spent time in a medical office will tell you; paper-based medical records often contain lots of errors. This is because of several factors, including doctors’ penmanship, inaccurate transcriptions, hasty filing, and human error, all of which can be a huge liability for any medical ...6 days ago -
Doc says that to reduce medical errors, we should get physicians to more readily admit mistakes
HealthPoint PA —
Authority: 140
Writes Pauline Chen, M.D. for the New York Times: Ten years ago, a national panel of health care experts released a landmark report on medical errors in the American health care system. Published by the Institute of Medicine , “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” estimated that as many as 98,000 ...1 week ago -
Keeping Patients Safe
Well —
Authority: 683
In todays Doctor and Patient column, Dr. Pauline Chen explores the growing problem of medical errors and how patient safety can be improved.1 week ago -
Personal Health Records–Who Are the Key PHR Providers and How Are They Handling Laboratory Results?
fresh healthy body —
Authority: 158
Several significant events have driven public and industry interest in personal health records. In 2004, President George W. Bush outlined a plan for the implementation of an electronic health record that could be accessed by all Americans. Although numerous companies had been in this market for several years, the ...1 week ago -
Triumph of Censorship: My Final Posting (Attempt) on HuffingtonPost
Medical Malprocess —
Authority: 103
I doubt you will read this. However, I must write it. (Whether this appears on HuffingtonPost.com–HuffPo–or not, it will be posted to www.thesystemmd.com. and other sites.) The first Right in the Bill of Rights is free speech. An effective democracy rises or falls on the open exchange of ideas, if necessary with ...2 weeks ago -
E-Prescriptions might be just what the doctor ordered
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“While there has been plenty of talk about the recent Harvard study which found no overall cost reduction among hospitals that have invested heavily in health information technology (HIT), healthcare stakeholders looking to justify continued IT investment may want to consider the progress being made with the ...2 weeks ago -
Iowa Health System Launches First Statewide Electronic Prescribing System
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 152
“Iowa Health System, the largest integrated health system in the state, and Allscripts have launched a program to convert a majority of Iowa’s physicians from paper prescriptions to electronic ones in order to cut down on costly medical errors, according to an Iowa Health System news release. The program, called ...2 weeks ago -
ERRORS IN RADIOLOGY
Legal Medicine —
Authority: 124
Errors that Occur in Radiological Scans While we don’t like to think of them happening, it’s true that radiological errors do happen on a regular basis, in fact, much more often than we realize. Some of them are not reported and even those that are reported go by without any action being taken. Mistakes and ...2 weeks ago -
Bad news from California: MRSA quadrupled
Superbug —
Authority: 116
Via the Fresno Business Journal and the Torrance Daily Breeze come reports of a new study by Californias Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development: Known MRSA cases in the states hospitals increased four-fold between 1999 and 2007, from 13,000 to 52,000 cases per year. From the Torrance paper: ...2 weeks ago -
My guest-post elsewhere: Bad news on hospital error rates
Superbug —
Authority: 116
Its been 10 years since the publication of the pathbreaking Institute of Medicine report, " To Err is Human, " which for the first time focused policy attention on medical errors. The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative has been running a two-week special series of posts to mark the occasion, and ...2 weeks ago -
Lost in Translation: Electronic Records and Health ReformLost in Translation: Electronic Records and Health Reform
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 152
“A typical day at work will invariably find me hunched over a piece of paper, staring at a jumble of illegible loops and lines, trying to figure out what on earth five loops and a squiggle is supposed to convey to the reader. No, I am not a handwriting analyst, a historian of ancient writing, or a translator of ...2 weeks ago -
The 12 Things You Must Look For In An Arthritis Expert
Healthy Living Times —
Authority: 131
Finding the right arthritis specialist is extremely important since arthritis not only can cripple you but it also can significantly shorten lifespan. I give a lot of talks and the questions I hear a lot are: “I went to an arthritis specialist and they weren’t anything special” or “How do I find a good ...3 weeks ago -
Cerebral Palsy Causes
The Shopping Girl —
Authority: 143
The causes of cerebral palsy (CP) are not fully understood however medical science does know that when damage is done to a developing fetus or newborns brain can result in CP. It is important to be aware of some risk factors regarding cerebral palsy such as: Infections in the Mother Maternal infections increase ...3 weeks ago -
Unerstanding Cerebral Palsy Causes
Talk Business Today —
Authority: 126
Medical professionals do not understand fully as to what causes cerebral palsy. They do know however, that brain damage to a developing fetus can result in cerebral palsy. Doctors also know that if there is damage done to a babys brain during delivery, the child may suffer cerebral palsy. There are recognized factors ...3 weeks ago -
Unerstanding Cerebral Palsy Causes
Ask Sison —
Authority: 129
The causes of cerebral palsy (CP) are not fully understood however medical science does know that when damage is done to a developing fetus or newborns brain can result in CP. It is important to be aware of some risk factors regarding cerebral palsy such as: Infections in the Mother Maternal infections increase ...3 weeks ago -
A Silent Epidemic of Needle Injuries
Well —
Authority: 683
Surgical students are frequently stuck by needles, but many students dont bother reporting the injuries, a new study found.3 weeks ago -
Would You Compromise Your Cancer Cure?
Medical Malprocess —
Authority: 103
Your doctor has good news and bad news. The bad news is you have cancer in your abdomen. The good news is that it can be cured, using a combination of three drugs and ten radiation treatments. Would you settle for just two of the three drugs? Would you compromise your medical care and take one drug the doctor ...3 weeks ago -
EMERGENCY ROOM ERRORS IN ROANOKE VALLEY
Legal Medicine —
Authority: 124
I had the displeasure of spending 6 hours Tuesday night in our local Emergency Room, with my Mother. Quick story - my Mom has MS and cannot walk about more than 5 feet with a walker. She was walking to her electric scooter, fell, hit her head on a table and her lower back on the floor. She fell HARD. We called 911 ...3 weeks ago -
QUALITY: Perfecting Patient Care in Pittsburgh -- The Bug Stops Here (Part 2)
Health Policy Program: Latest Blog Posts —
Authority: 134
Author(s): Meredith Hughes December 2, 2009 Yesterday I described some of what I learned in my time with the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative . Today I write about two hospitals’ -- ...3 weeks ago
