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In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA
Workplace Safety, January 2017
Mr. O'Neill served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush and, prior to that, chairman and CEO of Alcoa. We spoke with him about workplace safety and its relationship to patient safety and organizational excellence.
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Workplace Safety in Health Care
with commentary by Ross W. Simon and Elena G. Canacari, RN, Workplace Safety, January 2017
This piece explores how a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center combined tools and techniques used in manufacturing along with continuous improvement to develop a process to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards in health care settings.
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In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE
Root Cause Analysis: What Have We Learned?, December 2016
Dr. Bagian is Director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety at the University of Michigan, and a former astronaut. He co-chaired the team that produced the influential NPSF report entitled, RCA2: Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm.
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Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn From Aviation
with commentary by Carl Macrae, PhD, Root Cause Analysis: What Have We Learned?, December 2016
This piece explores how strategies from aviation, such as just culture and monitoring technologies, can be applied in health care to improve patient safety.
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In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD
New Leaders in Safety and Quality, November 2016
Dr. Bindman, an expert in health policy in underserved populations, was appointed as director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in May 2016. We spoke with him about his new role at AHRQ.
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In Conversation With… Derek Feeley
New Leaders in Safety and Quality, November 2016
In January 2016, Mr. Feeley, a leading health care administrator from Scotland, became the third President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), probably the most influential organization of its kind. We spoke with him about his work at IHI to improve health care quality and safety.
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In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc
Big Data and Patient Safety, October 2016
Dr. Platt is Professor and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Population Medicine. We spoke with him about big data and patient safety.
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Health Care Data Science for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
with commentary by Alvin Rajkomar, MD, Big Data and Patient Safety, October 2016
This piece explores the role for a clinician data scientist in utilizing clinical datasets to improve health care quality and safety.
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In Conversation With… Reed V. Tuckson, MD
Telemedicine and Patient Safety, September 2016
Dr. Tuckson is President of the American Telemedicine Association. We spoke with him about telemedicine and patient safety.
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Telemedicine and Patient Safety
with commentary by Stephen Agboola, MD, MPH, and Joseph Kvedar, MD, Telemedicine and Patient Safety, September 2016
This piece explores benefits and safety concerns associated with the increased adoption of telemedicine services.
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In Conversation With… Bernardo Perea-Pérez, MD, DDS, PhD
Patient Safety in Dentistry, July/August 2016
Dr. Perea-Pérez is Director of the Spanish Observatory for Dental Patient Safety. We spoke with him about patient safety in dentistry.
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Safety In Dentistry
with commentary by Rachel Badovinac Ramoni, DMD, ScD; Muhammad Walji, PhD; and Elsbeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH, PhD, Patient Safety in Dentistry, July/August 2016
This piece examines patient safety issues unique to dental care along with strategies to reduce risks.
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In Conversation With… Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc
Certification in Patient Safety, June 2016
Dr. Meyer is Chief Clinical Officer of Partners Healthcare System, the large Boston-based system that includes Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals. We spoke with him about training and certification in patient safety.
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Becoming a Certified Professional in Patient Safety—A Registered Nurse's Perspective
with commentary by Karen Frank, DNP, RN, MSHA, Certification in Patient Safety, June 2016
This piece offers a nurse's viewpoint on the benefits of acquiring certification in patient safety.
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Becoming a Certified Professional in Patient Safety—A Pharmacist's Perspective
with commentary by Zahra Khudeira, PharmD, Certification in Patient Safety, June 2016
In this piece, a pharmacist highlights the importance of earning patient safety certification.
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Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue
with commentary by Samantha Jacques, PhD, and Eric Williams, MD, MS, MMM, Alert and Alarm Fatigue, May 2016
This piece describes strategies to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals, including educating staff and patients, customizing alarm settings, and performing maintenance of lead wires.
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In Conversation With... Barbara Drew, RN, PhD
Alert and Alarm Fatigue, May 2016
Dr. Drew is the David Mortara Distinguished Professor of Physiological Nursing and Clinical Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco. We spoke with her about the perils and prevalence of alert fatigue.
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In Conversation With… Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
CLER and I-PASS, April 2016
Dr. Nasca is CEO of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the major accreditor of residency and fellowship training programs, and CEO of ACGME International. We spoke with him about ACGME's Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) program and its impact on medical education.
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In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH
CLER and I-PASS, April 2016
Dr. Starmer is Director of Primary Care Quality Improvement and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. We spoke with her about handoffs and the implementation and findings of the landmark I-PASS study.
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In Conversation With… Richard Kronick, PhD
Federal Organizations in Patient Safety, March 2016
Dr. Kronick has served as director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality since August 2013, and will be stepping down from the role this month. We spoke with him about AHRQ's efforts to develop measurements and implement improvements in patient safety.