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Resource presents interviews with experts in patient safety and risk management, case abstracts and legal reports. Listen in your car, on your stereo, or at your computer for updates and CME credits.

Program 1, 2008 Issue

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The following audio and transcripts are from a special edition of Resource featuring highlights from patient safety symposia sponsored in 2007 by CRICO/RMF, the patient safety and malpractice insurance company for the Harvard medical community.


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For Safety, Are Intact Surgical Teams Possible?

A gathering of surgeons confronts rotating personnel in operating rooms as a barrier to using team methods for patient safety.

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Legal Report: Openness and Caution in Disclosing Adverse Events

A defense attorney’s perspective on telling patients what is known after an unexpected adverse event.

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Closed Case Abstract: Decreased Fetal Movement In Diagnosis

Researcher explores new opportunities to use reduced movement in diagnosing and possibly preventing fetal demise.

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Some Real World Solutions for Rising Diagnosis Problems

Tracking test results in ambulatory care and responding rapidly to in-patient crises are among the sharings from two health systems.

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