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Tag: PCA safety checklist
by Sean Power
December 12, 2013
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety released their findings from the First National Survey on Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Safety Practices. Continue reading “3 Questions About Patient Safety and PCA with Brian and Cindy Abbiehl from A Promise to Amanda Foundation”
by Sean Power
November 27, 2013
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported that anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 people die in American hospitals because of medical errors. The IOM also found that 90 percent of these deaths are the result of failed systems and procedures. Continue reading “Patient Safety at the Center of Error Disclosure: 3 Ways Checklists Help”
Abstract: PCA use at home can pose patient safety concerns. This article discusses 6 resources on PCA use at home.
by Sean Power
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety has increasingly received questions about the use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in home care settings. After some investigation, here are six resources on PCA use at home that should be reviewed by anybody considering PCA for pain management at home. Continue reading “6 Resources on PCA Use at Home”
The Risk Management Quarterly, the peer-reviewed journal for The Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Inc. (the NY chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management), recently published in its Summer 2013 edition an article by Michael Wong, executive director of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, on managing risk with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Continue reading “Managing Risk with Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Recently Released Safety Checklist Addresses Joint Commission Concerns of Opioid-Related Adverse Events”
by Sean Power
With half of 2013 behind us, we took some time to reflect on the patient safety articles we’ve shared with this community. This reflection made us think about articles we haven’t shared–articles about which we wanted to write but did not have the bandwidth to do so at the time.
With that, I’d like to share four articles we think should be read by healthcare professionals working with patient-controlled analgesia. Continue reading “4 Patient Safety Articles We Recommend”
by Sean Power
The recent death of Helen Bousquet after what is being described by her son, Brian Evans, as “a basic routine procedure” at a hospital 40 minutes north of Boston highlights the need for better monitoring of patients after surgery. Mr. Evans is accusing the hospital of criminal negligence, according to an exclusive interview with Valley Patriot, as a result of how his mother’s visit to the hospital was handled by staff. Continue reading “Woman’s Death After Knee Surgery Calls Attention to Need for Better Monitoring”
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 opioid related adverse events. The panelists included: Continue reading “Adverse Drug Events Discussed at California Hospital Engagement Network”
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, The Joint Commission warned: Continue reading “PPAHS Presents PCA Safety Checklist at IARS Annual Meeting”
by Sean Power
Last week, the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety presented two cases in which health care facilities reduced PCA-related adverse drug events with continuous electronic monitoring.
Experts estimate that anywhere from 600,000 to 2,000,000 PCA errors occur each year. As Dr. Richard Dutton, Executive Director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, states, “PCA errors certainly occur, both in programming and in delivery, but any published estimate is likely to be only the tip of the iceberg.” Continue reading “Reducing Errors by More than 60 Percent: PPAHS Presents at the Northern Regional Respiratory Care Conference”
Earlier today, the popular healthcare blog The Doctor Weighs In featured an article by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety on the benefits of safety checklists. Continue reading “The Doctor Weighs In Highlights Benefits of Safety Checklists”