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Adverse Drug Events Discussed at California Hospital Engagement Network
June 4, 2013
by Sean Power
by Sean Power The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety recently participated in a webinar hosted through the California Hospital Engagement Network, an organization that brings together hospitals to reduce patient harm by 40% and readmissions by 20% by the end of 2013. The panel discussion looked at patient stories and best practices for preventing […]
Near-Miss Data Show Signs of Trouble Outside OR
May 31, 2013
by Michael Wong
Anesthesiology News recently published an article “Near-Miss Data Show Signs of Trouble Outside OR“, which discusses the research conducted by Angela Lipshutz, MD, MPH (critical care fellow, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine) and her colleagues. Below is the letter to editors of Anesthesiology News from Michael Wong, executive director of the Physician-Patient Alliance […]
Posted in: Monitoring Liability and Costs
3 Ways Technology Can Help Nurses Spend More Time at Patients’ Bedside
May 29, 2013
by Michael Wong
(This article first published on Advance for Nurses, where “millions of nursing, rehab and allied health professionals” turn to for “a trustworthy source of industry news and information”.) The current hospital-patient care environment does not allow nurses to spend their time where they are needed most, at the patients’ bedside. A time and motion study […]
Posted in: Patient Safety, Post-Operative Monitoring
PPAHS Presents PCA Safety Checklist at IARS Annual Meeting
May 23, 2013
by Sean Power
by Sean Power The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety presented at the International Anesthesia Research Society’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, California to discuss the latest advances in research and best practices in anesthesia clinical care. For a handout version of the poster presentation, please click here. In its August 2012 Sentinel Event Alert, […]
Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety Announces Four Essentials for Safety for Patients Receiving Opioids
May 16, 2013
by Michael Wong
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS), an advocacy group of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, healthcare organizations and patient safety advocacy groups, recently released four essentials for patient safety. These four essentials for patient safety were recently discussed on a webinar on reducing adverse drug events and harm associated with postoperative opioid pain management […]
Patient Safety Experts Share 4 Insights About Safer Opioid Pain Management
May 13, 2013
by Sean Power
by Sean Power Patient safety experts recently participated in a webinar on reducing adverse drug events and harm associated with postoperative opioid pain management programs. Premier Safety Institute, an organization dedicated to coordinating safety-related activities among national organizations to help improve safety, hosted the webinar. The panel featured four patient safety experts: Chris Pasero, MS, […]
June 10, 2013
by Sean Power
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