The organisation of hospitals and the
... components. To have a holistic view of a patients’ total situation medically is both timeconsuming and difficult because the frail old patients of today survive many more diseases and difficult conditions than those of 20 years ago, thanks to improved treatment results. At the same time it is import ...
... components. To have a holistic view of a patients’ total situation medically is both timeconsuming and difficult because the frail old patients of today survive many more diseases and difficult conditions than those of 20 years ago, thanks to improved treatment results. At the same time it is import ...
History of the patient
... On pulmonary exam, the chest appeared symmetrical in inspiration and expiration. There were no intercostals, subcostal, and supraclavicular retraction noted. There were no alar flaring, circumoral cyanosis, peripheral cyanosis, clubbing and deformities (??) noted and there was no prominence of SCM ? ...
... On pulmonary exam, the chest appeared symmetrical in inspiration and expiration. There were no intercostals, subcostal, and supraclavicular retraction noted. There were no alar flaring, circumoral cyanosis, peripheral cyanosis, clubbing and deformities (??) noted and there was no prominence of SCM ? ...
Public Reporting on Quality and Costs.
... Medical College in New York and colleagues found that public reporting of outcomes data on the Hospital Compare website led to no reduction in mortality beyond existing trends for heart attack and pneumonia and only a modest reduction in mortality for heart failure at virtually all US acute care hos ...
... Medical College in New York and colleagues found that public reporting of outcomes data on the Hospital Compare website led to no reduction in mortality beyond existing trends for heart attack and pneumonia and only a modest reduction in mortality for heart failure at virtually all US acute care hos ...
role of intensivist in care of critically ill mother
... admission of obstetric patients is hemorrhage, both ante-partum and post-partum. • Hypertensive disorders, pre-eclampsia, and its related complications are also major contributory factors for such admissions. • These reflect the lack of proper antenatal care and timely management of obstetrical emer ...
... admission of obstetric patients is hemorrhage, both ante-partum and post-partum. • Hypertensive disorders, pre-eclampsia, and its related complications are also major contributory factors for such admissions. • These reflect the lack of proper antenatal care and timely management of obstetrical emer ...
Supportive Care
... Supportive Care is HMSA’s palliative care benefit. The goal for this benefit is to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease. Typical goals of care would be to prevent or treat symptoms of a disease, side effects caused by treatment of a disease, and psyc ...
... Supportive Care is HMSA’s palliative care benefit. The goal for this benefit is to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease. Typical goals of care would be to prevent or treat symptoms of a disease, side effects caused by treatment of a disease, and psyc ...
How to Do a Root Cause Analysis of Diagnostic Error
... • The classic approaches to finding adverse events won’t work • Use 3 new approaches: – Ask the patients – Follow-up with patients recently discharged or recently seen in the ER – Ask the physicians – Identify a physician champion to receive reports – Use ‘trigger tools’ to identify cases at high ri ...
... • The classic approaches to finding adverse events won’t work • Use 3 new approaches: – Ask the patients – Follow-up with patients recently discharged or recently seen in the ER – Ask the physicians – Identify a physician champion to receive reports – Use ‘trigger tools’ to identify cases at high ri ...
PROMOTING INNOVATION AND AFFORDABILITY IN HEALTH CARE James C. Robinson
... • Since its implementation in one market in 2011, AIM has redirected more than 4,900 cases, at an average cost savings of $950 per case • A study published in Health Affairs found that for patients needing MRIs, the AIM program resulted in a $220 cost reduction (18.7%) per test and a decrease in use ...
... • Since its implementation in one market in 2011, AIM has redirected more than 4,900 cases, at an average cost savings of $950 per case • A study published in Health Affairs found that for patients needing MRIs, the AIM program resulted in a $220 cost reduction (18.7%) per test and a decrease in use ...
Not so many years ago I was involved in the simultaneous care of
... go unheard but rather they are misunderstood. In my experience, patients nearing the end of life have great difficulty in finding words to adequately describe what they feel and frequently resort to metaphor. More than once, patients close to death have said to me, ‘I want to go home’. If family is ...
... go unheard but rather they are misunderstood. In my experience, patients nearing the end of life have great difficulty in finding words to adequately describe what they feel and frequently resort to metaphor. More than once, patients close to death have said to me, ‘I want to go home’. If family is ...
Patient Rights and Responsibilities
... Ask and be informed of the existence of business relationships among Texas Health Hospital, educational institutions, other ...
... Ask and be informed of the existence of business relationships among Texas Health Hospital, educational institutions, other ...
The Quality Imperative: Lessons from the Cath Lab
... to providing optimal patient care, such as the physician’s clinical judgment and the patient’s overall health condition. In fact, recent studies show a lack of correlation between most process measures and risk-adjusted outcomes.15 16 Clearly, there are some guidelines and best practices, such as gi ...
... to providing optimal patient care, such as the physician’s clinical judgment and the patient’s overall health condition. In fact, recent studies show a lack of correlation between most process measures and risk-adjusted outcomes.15 16 Clearly, there are some guidelines and best practices, such as gi ...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – Urogram What is a Magnetic
... How Should I Prepare for My Appointment? Restrictions on what a patient may eat or drink before an MRI procedure vary, based on the type of procedure to be performed and the facility’s guidelines. In certain cases, the patient may be asked to fast (to avoid consuming any food or liquids aside from w ...
... How Should I Prepare for My Appointment? Restrictions on what a patient may eat or drink before an MRI procedure vary, based on the type of procedure to be performed and the facility’s guidelines. In certain cases, the patient may be asked to fast (to avoid consuming any food or liquids aside from w ...
PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS - Cancer Specialists of North Florida
... I am aware that the practice of medicine is not an exact science and I acknowledge that NO guarantees have been made to me as the result of any medical examinations or treatments. I am also aware that in the practice of medicine other unexpected risks or complications not discussed may occur. I also ...
... I am aware that the practice of medicine is not an exact science and I acknowledge that NO guarantees have been made to me as the result of any medical examinations or treatments. I am also aware that in the practice of medicine other unexpected risks or complications not discussed may occur. I also ...
Expanded Access Programs
... – There may not be enough capacity to produce an investigational drug to meet the additional demand generated by an EAP • equitable distribution of limited product – lotteries? – Logistics of communicating and working with physicians who are outside of research/investigator network • challenge to tr ...
... – There may not be enough capacity to produce an investigational drug to meet the additional demand generated by an EAP • equitable distribution of limited product – lotteries? – Logistics of communicating and working with physicians who are outside of research/investigator network • challenge to tr ...
CPNE 21st Edition Summay - Excelsior College Documents
... care. The CPNE® includes a maximum of two nursing skills laboratories, three adult Patient Care Situations (PCSs), and two child PCSs. The faculty has carefully determined those nursing interventions (critical elements) that are essential for safe practice. One examiner directly observes a student d ...
... care. The CPNE® includes a maximum of two nursing skills laboratories, three adult Patient Care Situations (PCSs), and two child PCSs. The faculty has carefully determined those nursing interventions (critical elements) that are essential for safe practice. One examiner directly observes a student d ...
MIPS Fact Sheet: Chronic Pain
... Medicare has deemed 2017 a “transition” year for MIPS to make the movement to the new payment system as seamless as possible. As a result, clinicians must only report data for a continuous 90-day period during any time in 2017 (or a full year if they choose) to meet MIPS reporting requirements. Addi ...
... Medicare has deemed 2017 a “transition” year for MIPS to make the movement to the new payment system as seamless as possible. As a result, clinicians must only report data for a continuous 90-day period during any time in 2017 (or a full year if they choose) to meet MIPS reporting requirements. Addi ...
Qualitative Analysis of Patient Selection:
... Are the admissions due to complications of a progressive chronic disease that has limited treatment? ...
... Are the admissions due to complications of a progressive chronic disease that has limited treatment? ...
NCME Videos - Coastal AHEC
... while discussing medical advances that are lengthening patients' lives. Case studies reveal the impact of HIV on people who live with that a cure will soon be found before it's too late. ...
... while discussing medical advances that are lengthening patients' lives. Case studies reveal the impact of HIV on people who live with that a cure will soon be found before it's too late. ...
Preoperative Learning Guide
... of gastric fluid in patients with GERD 8. Induces amnesia, drowsiness and lack of ______________________________ coordination Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. _____ 1. Use of herbal “dietary supplements” is increasingly common in the United States and patients who use the ...
... of gastric fluid in patients with GERD 8. Induces amnesia, drowsiness and lack of ______________________________ coordination Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. _____ 1. Use of herbal “dietary supplements” is increasingly common in the United States and patients who use the ...
34 year old woman with thrombocytopenia and weakness
... episodes of acute DIC. This patient presented with an uncommon cause of thrombocytopenia in the general population. Our approach to the patient with decreased platelets should first be focused on ruling out potential fatal causes such as TTP with the peripheral smear and pseudothrombocytopenia or cl ...
... episodes of acute DIC. This patient presented with an uncommon cause of thrombocytopenia in the general population. Our approach to the patient with decreased platelets should first be focused on ruling out potential fatal causes such as TTP with the peripheral smear and pseudothrombocytopenia or cl ...
Down Syndrome
... • Consider patient’s cardiac status and need for premedication-medical consult may be indicated. A majority of patients with Down syndrome develop mitral valve prolapse by adulthood. • Ask caregiver for medication updates at each appointment. Medication changes can affect the appropriate care ...
... • Consider patient’s cardiac status and need for premedication-medical consult may be indicated. A majority of patients with Down syndrome develop mitral valve prolapse by adulthood. • Ask caregiver for medication updates at each appointment. Medication changes can affect the appropriate care ...
Ch. 16 Review - Northwest ISD Moodle
... After examining the patient’s medication, you call medical direction for permission to assist the patient in self-administration. 3. Before helping the patient, what five “rights” must you ask yourself? 4. What common side effects might you expect after administration of the medication? ...
... After examining the patient’s medication, you call medical direction for permission to assist the patient in self-administration. 3. Before helping the patient, what five “rights” must you ask yourself? 4. What common side effects might you expect after administration of the medication? ...
intergy ehr (electronic health record)
... requested prescription automatically against the current medications being taken by the patient and alert the physician to any adverse effects. Without an EHR, the physician would have to rely on his or her memory to determine if any adverse conditions were possible. By eliminating this type of huma ...
... requested prescription automatically against the current medications being taken by the patient and alert the physician to any adverse effects. Without an EHR, the physician would have to rely on his or her memory to determine if any adverse conditions were possible. By eliminating this type of huma ...
Patient safety
Patient safety is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the 1990s, when multiple countries reported staggering numbers of patients harmed and killed by medical errors. Recognizing that healthcare errors impact 1 in every 10 patients around the world, the World Health Organization calls patient safety an endemic concern. Indeed, patient safety has emerged as a distinct healthcare discipline supported by an immature yet developing scientific framework. There is a significant transdisciplinary body of theoretical and research literature that informs the science of patient safety. The resulting patient safety knowledge continually informs improvement efforts such as: applying lessons learned from business and industry, adopting innovative technologies, educating providers and consumers, enhancing error reporting systems, and developing new economic incentives.