The latest advance to restore movement to people who have become paralyzed and lost control of their muscles is now here, according to an article from The Washington Post. A Massachusetts woman who has been paralyzed for 15 years was recently able …
Swiss Cheese Model
Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die each year in U.S. hospitals because of medical errors. According to an article by Johns Hopkins Nursing, there is usually a string of errors in a number of different systems. They call it the "Swiss Cheese …
Teaching Hospitals Have Higher Risk of Complications
According to Medicare's first public evaluation of hospitals' records on patient safety, patients are at a heightened risk for preventable conditions when going to teaching hospitals in America. The Medicare program found that Washington Hospital …
Why Best Practices Haven’t Fixed Health Care
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine reported that American health care was decidedly dangerous for patients. One in every few hundred was hurt, and one in every few thousand was killed by medical misadventures. The cause was not malfeasant …
Wrong Site Surgery Tool
On February 14, a new tool was introduced to help fight wrong site surgery incidents. Developed by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, the Targeted Solution Tool (TST) will take healthcare officials through a step-by-step process …