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The latest thinking from clinical and patient safety leaders from Harvard and around the world. A steady stream of interviews, news updates, legal guidance, effective practices, event highlights, and more.

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    Fighting Discrimination in the Health Profession at Harvard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 19:03


    Discrimination and harassment: what's happening in the Harvard medical system, as a national movement and local lawsuits press institutions to change?

    Fighting Discrimination in the Health Profession at Harvard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 19:03


    Discrimination and harassment: what's happening in the Harvard medical system, as a national movement and local lawsuits press institutions to change?

    Malpractice Data Tell a Story…So Do the People Who Use Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 9:19


    Harvard's national database of coded medmal claims leads to changes across the country.

    Malpractice Data Tell a Story…So Do the People Who Use Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 9:19


    Harvard's national database of coded medmal claims leads to changes across the country.

    Hospitalists Face Worsening Malpractice Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 11:34


    Related specialties have seen declines in their rate of malpractice suits, but hospitalists have seen their rate of claims remain steady or worsen slightly, while the severity of their cases has gone up.

    Harvard Hospitals Turn to Trusted Friend to Find Vulnerabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 10:10


    CRICO assessments are conducted by the patient safety department within their own captive insurer, with no punitive component.

    Back To Court after COVID-19: Uncertainty and a Back Seat for Malpractice Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 18:45


    Massachusetts courts try a limited restart this year after trials were suspended, and all non-emergency court business was stopped cold by the pandemic.

    New Age of 45 for General Colorectal CA Screening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 16:37


    Lowering the age for asymptomatic colon cancer screening from 50 to 45 suggests some important changes for physician practices.

    Newborn Body Cooling Safety and Efficacy Moves Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 7:03


    CRICO funds work to make therapeutic hypothermia more reliable and maximize its effectiveness.

    Lowering the Risk of Moving Patients to a Different Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 6:41


    Until recently, inter-hospital transfer has been under-appreciated as a patient safety risk.

    Cures Act Opens Clinical Notes to Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 8:59


    New federal law gives patients access to almost everything in their medical record, including clinical notes.

    Help For Optimizing Care and Preventing Risk With Virtual Visits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 16:02


    A new guide to help reduce risk when providing care in the virtual setting is now free online.

    Hospital Fights to Head off Care Disparities During Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 14:15


    For vulnerable and under-served communities, patient safety and quality care were at added risk from the COVID-19 pandemic. At Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, an established team for care equity and diversity knew early on in the pandemic that they had a lot of work to do.

    The Earlier the Better: More MedMal Insurers Offer Real-Time Support After Patient Harm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 13:14


    An organized, full embrace of openness is taking hold with a growing number of medical malpractice insurance programs.

    The Pain and Reward of Delivering Palliative Care During COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 18:37


    Excellent palliative care is inherently challenging; pandemic conditions make it harder

    Word to the Wise: Misuse of Language in Clinical Communication Causes Harm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 13:11


    In medicine, the misuse of language can have serious clinical consequences.

    COVID-19 Threatens Primary Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 8:01


    Many health care practices are under financial duress from the COVID pandemic, and this is affecting access to care and causing concern over patient safety.

    Is This Case Likely to Close with a Payment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 11:28


    Researchers find three factors that can predict whether a medical professional liability case will end in a payment.

    Malpractice Defendants Cool Their Heels During COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 11:28


    During the COVID-19 pandemic the courts are prioritizing criminal cases, forcing medical malpractice trials and clinician defendants to wait.

    Telemedicine in the COVID-19 Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 15:06


    Telehealth, or virtual health care: two national experts explain the patient safety and risk management issues related to virtual visits, and how has the pandemic affects all of this.

    Health Providers: “What We’re Going Through Now is Not Normal”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 9:45


    Health Providers: “What We’re Going Through Now is Not Normal”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 9:45


    New MA Law Gives Health Providers Less to Worry About During COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 8:38


    A special report: learn about the law changes protecting MA providers during the crisis.

    New MA Law Gives Health Providers Less to Worry About During COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 8:38


    A special report: learn about the law changes protecting MA providers during the crisis.

    Harvard MedMal Program Responds to COVID-19: No-Cost Added Coverage, Faster Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 7:27


    A special report: Harvard’s medical malpractice liability program, CRICO, is giving providers extra coverage without extra premiums during the crisis.

    Harvard MedMal Program Responds to COVID-19: No-Cost Added Coverage, Faster Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 7:27


    A special report: Harvard’s medical malpractice liability program, CRICO, is giving providers extra coverage without extra premiums during the crisis.

    A Movement and Its Future after 20 years: Patient Safety Leader Retires, Looks Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 12:31


    A patient safety leader retires, looks back, and prescribes a data-heavy future to manage risk and promote safety.

    A Movement and Its Future after 20 years: Patient Safety Leader Retires, Looks Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 12:31


    A patient safety leader retires, looks back, and prescribes a data-heavy future to manage risk and promote safety.

    Are You My Doctor? Cards Help Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 10:42


    It’s easy to see how patients become confused and dissatisfied in a busy healthcare environment. Multiple risks to patient safety may lie in this scenario; trust, adherence, follow-through, and patient engagement are all on the line. One researcher at Harvard thinks a lot of this can be cleaned up and made safer with a simple card that a physician hands to a patient when they first meet.

    Are You My Doctor? Cards Help Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 10:42


    It’s easy to see how patients become confused and dissatisfied in a busy healthcare environment. Multiple risks to patient safety may lie in this scenario; trust, adherence, follow-through, and patient engagement are all on the line. One researcher at Harvard thinks a lot of this can be cleaned up and made safer with a simple card that a physician hands to a patient when they first meet.

    Clinician Burnout: EHR Should Help, Not Hurt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 9:47


    Can electronic health records be re-designed to reduce the scourge of clinician burnout?

    Preventing Breast Cancer Diagnosis Fails with Women 40-49

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 12:39


    Breast cancer is the leading cause of non-cutaneous cancer death among women between the age of 45–60.

    Harvard Researcher: Hospitals Can Do Better Diagnosing Deadly Sepsis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 9:09


    Sepsis is really common and it is really deadly.

    Aging Surgeons a Patient Safety Concern for Hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 13:30


    With an aging population, concern turns to aging surgeons. Experience versus cognitive decline.

    Can Patient Pics in the Electronic Health Record Cut Identity Mistakes in the ER?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 13:00


    About 2 in every 1,000 patient orders in the fast-paced, high-pressure ER environment involve the wrong patient. Can photo IDs help?

    What to Know About Genetic Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 24:48


    Dr. Einstein is an attending oncologist in the genitourinary program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

    Breast Guide Update: Take Care When Nothing’s There

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 11:30


    Specialists in the Harvard system updated the CRICO Breast Care Management Algorithm in early 2019

    Expecting Diagnosis Errors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 32:14


    Harvard researcher offers variety of methods to anticipate mistakes with diagnosis and prevent them.

    Prostate Perils in Primary Care: Roadmap from an Expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 36:31


    Internationally renowned prostate expert Marc Garnick, MD, with clinical insights behind a leading cause of malpractice claims.

    What’s Up with Cardiac Malpractice Cases?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 8:45


    Against the downward trend: Malpractice cases in the U.S. that involve cardiology appear to be on the rise and getting more expensive.

    Update on Best Medical Practices: Key Areas in Safety and Risk Outside the Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 24:03


    We have learned a lot about risks in inpatient care, but there is still lots to learn about safety outside the hospital.

    Doctor’s Focus on Patient Safety an Eye Opener

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 12:39


    How getting involved in measuring error, analyzing the data, and helping develop interventions to prevent patient harm, transformed this physician.

    Cracking the Code for Better Rapport Among Generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 15:08


    Generational expert says clinicians can deliver better care by knowing something about each of the current seven generations they live and work among.

    Primary Care Docs Try to Up Their Diagnosis Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 7:35


    The big worry is what you don’t know, what you don’t see.

    Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakespart III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 10:34


    part III: A new evidence-based tool helps doctors and practices close the loop on referral failures that may harm patients and lead to lawsuits

    Patient Safety Becoming a Family Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 7:48


    Patients’ family members are providing direct care between doctor and hospital visits, so what’s their role in patient safety?

    Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakespart II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 7:48


    part II: A new evidence-based tool helps doctors and practices close the loop on referral failures that may harm patients and lead to lawsuits

    Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakes: part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 13:04


    A new evidence-based tool helps doctors and practices close the loop on referral failures that may harm patients and lead to lawsuits

    Removing Pebbles: Joy as a Cure for Clinician Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 6:38


    Providers at the IHI quality conference heard the message: doctors and nurses deserve to have joy in their work. More than that, the happiness of clinicians is essential to good patient care.

    Harvard Primary Care Sites Collaborate for Ambulatory Care Innovations in Patient Safety, Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 6:38


    Multi-institution collaborative meets to improve care and promote safety in the ambulatory setting.

    Catching Transitioning Patients Before They Fall (through the cracks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 9:55


    Catching Transitioning Patients Before They Fall (through the cracks)

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