Search results for "Medical errors"
Disclosing errors the right way
How to handle different types of mistakes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/disclosing-errors.htm
15 Jun 2014
Hospital medicine courses abound at Internal Medicine 2012
ACP's meeting in New Orleans promises many offerings for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/conference.htm
15 Feb 2012
Coping with copy-paste
A hospitalist looks at how much of the typical electronic health record has been copied and pasted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/qa-copy-paste.htm
15 Sep 2017
Not all caregivers are interpreters
Limited English proficiency is much more widespread than interpreter access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/qa-not-all-caregivers-are-interpreters.htm
15 Nov 2019
In the News
Rapid flu tests, ICU delirium risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/itn.htm
15 May 2012
Journal watch
Recent studies about medical trainee errors, chlorhexidine intervention, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/journal.htm
15 Dec 2007
Owning your medical mistakes
At what point is it just your fault?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/blog.htm
15 Nov 2010
Talk more to patients' families
This issue focuses on communication with patients' families, personal protective equipment, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Oct 2018
To err is human … to not plan for it is trouble
Hospitals should always work to prevent serious or fatal medical errors, but they also need to have a plan in place for what to do if an error occurs. Chances are, it will happen eventually.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/err.htm
15 Dec 2008
Keeping track of mistakes that don't happen
Near-miss tracking project for residents aims to improve hospital care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/nearmiss.htm
15 Apr 2008