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Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response
Telemedicine and Patient Safety
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This PSNet Perspective discusses how telehealth, regardless of payer (Medicare, private insurance, etc.), is supporting both patient and provider safety during the COVID-19 crisis. Precautions that institutions can take to alleviate safety risks resulting from a rapid expansion of capabilities and use are also discussed.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD
Telemedicine and Patient Safety
NEW
Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL is a Health Policy Fellow affiliated with the American Board of Family Medicine and the George Washington Medical Faculty Associates. Neal Sikka, MD is an Associate Professor and Attending Physician at George Washington Medical Faculty Associates and the Chief of the Innovative Practice and Telehealth Section of the Department of Emergency Medicine. We discussed with them how telehealth at GW is helping to protect patients and providers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Making Healthcare Safer III Report
This perspective discusses the Making Healthcare Safer Report, what is new in the recently released third edition, and how the report can be used.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With... Ann Gaffey and Bruce Spurlock, MD
Ann D. Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM is the President of Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies, LLC. Bruce Spurlock, MD is the President and CEO of Cynosure Health. We spoke with them about their role in the development of the Making Healthcare Safer III Report and what new information they think audiences will find particularly useful and interesting.
ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE
Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical Education
Medical Education and Patient Safety
… Education and Training … Background Figure 1: Common Patient Safety Curriculum Topics The impact of culture on … ask: how can these quality and safety needs inform and be supported by the educational programs? Collaborate closely … Quality and Safety Education for Nurses , World Health Organization (WHO) , and diagnosis quality and safety …
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Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety
… that may cause, or lead to, inappropriate medication use or patient harm. [3] These include patient receipt of the … of patient safety. Expanding Pharmacist Care Services to Support Patient Safety Articles highlighted several ways the … care delivery evolves from episodic to longitudinal, organizations will restructure to care for patients across …
ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE
Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
This perspective describes key themes reflected in AHRQ PSNet resources released in 2019 related to how the use of HIT can improve patient safety.
ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE
Patient Safety in Primary Care
This perspective describes key themes reflected in AHRQ PSNet resources released in 2019 related to patient safety in primary care.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With... David Gruen, MD
Emerging Safety Issues in Artificial Intelligence
David R. Gruen, MD, MBA, FACR is the Chief Medical Officer, Imaging at IBM Watson Health and is a thought leader and content expert for artificial intelligence in medical imaging. We spoke with him about the role artificial intelligence can play in healthcare diagnostics and the potential for reducing diagnostic errors.
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Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors
Emerging Safety Issues in Artificial Intelligence
This piece discusses the current use of artificial intelligence in diagnostic imaging and key patient safety considerations.
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Cultural Competence and Patient Safety
… Provider-Patient Communication … Health Literacy Improvement … … system requires behaviors, attitudes, and policies that support effective interactions in cross-cultural situations. … to improve patient outcomes without concurrent systemic and organizational changes. [21] AHRQ Project Spotlight – …
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In Conversation With... Cindy Brach
Cindy Brach, MPP is a Senior Healthcare Researcher at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and is the Co-Chair of the HHS Health Literacy Workgroup. We spoke with her about the role of cultural competence in patient safety.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD
Dr. Wald, MD, MSPH, is the Chief Quality and Safety Officer at SCL Health in Denver, CO. She has previously served as a physician advisor for the Colorado Hospital Association and as a Quality Committee Chair for the American Geriatrics Society. We spoke with her about patient safety concerns when caring for frail older patients.
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Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients
This piece describes patient safety risks when caring for frail older patients and summarizes potential approaches for clinicians to minimize this risk.
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First, Do No Harm: Value-driven Patient Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal and Maternal Safety
This piece describes a collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach with a flat hierarchy used at Intermountain Healthcare's Dixie Regional Medical Center that led to substantial reduction of key neonatal morbidities and costs of care.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With… Neel Shah, MD, MPP
Neonatal and Maternal Safety
Dr. Shah is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Harvard's Ariadne Labs. He is also the founder of the organization Costs of Care. We spoke with him about patient safety in obstetrics, maternal mortality, the importance of dignity, and the overuse of cesarean deliveries.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With… Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc
Safety Issues in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Chopra is Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. His research focuses on improving the safety of hospitalized patients by preventing hospital-acquired complications—particularly those associated with peripherally inserted central catheters.
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Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet
This piece explores the evolution of PSNet and WebM&M since their inception (WebM&M in 2003 and PSNet in 2005) and summarizes changes in the patient safety landscape over time.
INTERVIEW
In Conversation With… Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil
Dr. Agrawal is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF). We spoke with him about the National Quality Forum, including its role in quality measurement, patient safety, and improvement.
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Medical Scribes and Patient Safety
Safety of Medical Scribes
This piece explores the role medical scribes play in health care, how to implement and evaluate a scribe program, and recommendations to reduce variations in scribe practice.
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