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From the desk of the Executive Director of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety

By Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)

13 Years of Moving the Patient Safety Needle

In July of 2011, I published the first blog about Howard Snitzer who survived 96 minutes without a heartbeat. I was so astonished to hear what happened to Howard that I contacted Howard and the two of us went on to collaborate on further articles on the device that helped save him – capnography.

To see the Mayo Clinic video on Howard Snitzer, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsPq3oQZGNs&feature=youtu.be

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This post is in memory of Amanda Abbiehl, whose untimely death due to respiratory compromise sparked the creation of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety with the mission to improve patient safety and the quality of patient care.

By Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)

I am often asked, “Has the patient safety needle moved?” Moreover, for some reason, that question usually comes from mothers who have lost a loved one. However, I must admit that I also ask myself this question from time to time.

This is a great question, particularly as the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety is ranked internationally as a top-100 patient safety organization (Agilience Authority Index, July 2023).

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