Dentistry
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in dentistry.
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Emergency Care
A list of articles and expert insights on patient safety issues and risks in emergency medicine.
Telehealth
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in telehealth.
Aug 27, 2024
Adjusting Medications for Patients With Kidney Disease: Case Study
Strategies from our case examination can help practitioners ensure that patients with poor kidney function receive appropriately adjusted medication doses.
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Test Tracking and Referrals: Strategies for Advanced Practice Clinicians
Tracking of tests and consults is critically important in preventing diagnostic errors and preventing patient harm. The risk factors triggering an alleged malpractice claim were primarily related to the breakdown in clinical systems for test result management. Failures of systems often prevent providers from making timely and accurate diagnoses. Testing failures included test performance issues, misinterpretation of studies, receipt, and transmittal problems. Follow-up failures included lack of physician follow-up with the patient, referral management, inadequate provider to provider communication and patient noncompliance.
Nov 15, 2024
Defensible Medical and Dental Records
Patient records, which serve a critical function in healthcare delivery and routine clinical operations, can provide key evidence in the event of a professional liability action.
Cardiology
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in cardiology.
Emergency Medicine
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in emergency medicine.
General Surgery
A list of articles and expert insights on patient safety issues and risks in general surgery.
Lab, Test, Consult Management
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in lab test management.