Resource

Current Issue: Program 1, 2009

New Decision Tool for Prostate Cancer Testing

A consent discussion with patients leads the PSA testing advice in a Harvard-generated document to help primary care MDs manage prostate care. Listen to audio Listen
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Closed Case Abstract: Drug Error Reviewed by Non-Healthcare Methods

A patient safety audience hears about how outside industry might fix a process breakdown before or after a wrong drug error. Listen to audio Listen
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Legal Report: Court Defines a New Harm for Losing a Chance at Survival

Even if negligence didn’t cause a patient’s death, it may be compensable if it lessened the chance of survival. Listen to audio Listen
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Patient Safety Data Driving Change: A Model Methodology

Checklists, automation, simulation, drug abbreviations, or marking the surgical site—it all starts with error data and re-starts with outcome measures. Listen to audio Listen
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