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Disclosing Medical Errors - A MUST READ

Nurse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:21:10 GMT

Attached is a compelling paper by Eve Shapiro discussing best practices pertaining to disclosing medical errors. A good step toward preventing medical errors lies in the acceptance that all humans are capable of error.

Forum: Medical Error Prevention News

Making Hospitals Pay for Their Own Mistakes

DColonna — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:12:33 GMT

CBS News Online recently ran an article on Medicare no longer paying hospitals when certain mistakes are made. Are there methods your hospital is utilizing to avoid these 8 preventable mistakes? Please share!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/17/eveningnews/main3946148.shtml?source=related_story

Forum: Medical Error Prevention News

Debriefing - Patients Undergoing Surgery

Nurse — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:21:42 GMT

Has the use of the Debrief when patients are undergoing surgery with local anesthesia with/without sedation been modified at other institutions?

Is the awake patient carefully instructed that the Debrief will occur? We can imagine that the nature of the presentation of areas of concern would have to be carefully presented in such a circumstance.

Any advice?

Forum: Teamwork Training

Debriefing Issue

Claude — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:19:13 GMT

How is the Debrief handled when individuals who were involved earlier are no longer there at the close of the case when the Debrief is carried out?

Forum: Teamwork Training

Who should lead a CRM initiative?

Claude — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:12:34 GMT

I have some leadership support to press ahead with this initiative, but I am not sure I have exactly who I need. From your experience with other hospitals, who are the leaders who must support the initiative for us to be successful?

Forum: Leadership Development

Data to Present to CEO on CRM Value

Doctor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:09:07 GMT

Help! We have to give a briefing to our CEO on the value of our CRM program. What can you do to help us come up with some data?

Forum: Leadership Development

Train-the-Trainer

Doctor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:44:12 GMT

I am not a big believer in Train the Trainer programs. But when I talk to your other clients they say your training system really works.

What are you doing differently from other train the trainer programs, like TeamSTEPPS for instance?

Forum: Teamwork Training

Why do you charge so much more?

Doctor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:36:22 GMT

I can buy "off the shelf" checklists and posters from other companies for a lot less than what LifeWings charges for their checklists and other tools.

Why do you charge so much more?

Forum: Hardwired Safety Tools Workshops And Implementation

Physician Champions

Nurse — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:32:18 GMT

I called the other day to get some information about your program and towards the end of the conversation you told me to ensure I had a physician champion or two before I invested too much more time in this effort.

Why can't I just press ahead?

The nurses and staff are really ready for this. Won't we 'pull' the physicians along with us if we know how to do it?

Forum: Engaging Physicians In Patient Safety Implementation

Leadership Development - Why?

Nurse — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:29:19 GMT

You guys really seem to stress Leadership Development. Why is that so important to you?

Forum: Leadership Development

Steering Committee

Claude — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:28:35 GMT

Hey LifeWings,

Do you see any problem in creating a new Steering Committee and having leadership as invitees to the meetings, but not active in the tasks at hand? My plan is to form a new Steering Committee made up of the department chair, surgeons, and key surgery staff people. I will invite our Chief Quality Officer, VP Quality, CNO, and COO for their input and to keep them in the loop. Trying to schedule them all to coordinate their calendars is nearly impossible and it's delaying our progress in the department.

Frustrated CRM Coordinator

Forum: Leadership Development

Training

DColonna — Thur, 28 Feb 2008 18:24:11 GMT

Can I train with nurses only or should the training be interdisciplinary?

Forum: Teamwork Training

Safer Hospitals Article

Administrator — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:17:33 GMT

Newsweek recently ran a large article on ways hospitals are making their patients safer. Are there methods your hospital is considering that were not mentioned here? If so tell us about some of the innovative ways your organization is improving patient safety.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10312472/site/newsweek/

Forum: Medical Error Prevention News

Patient Safety Forum Rules

Administrator — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:09:48 GMT

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Forum: Forum Rules