Current Issue: Program 4, 2008

Resource presents interviews with experts in patient safety and risk management, case abstracts and legal reports. A bi-monthly publication, Resource qualifies for the Massachusetts risk management requirement for continuing medical education (CME) credit.

Patient Status Changes "Trigger" Call to MD

Strong indicators that telling nurses when to call the doctor to the bedside reduce bad outcomes.		Listen
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Closed Case Abstract: Sleep Apnea Patient Dies After Eye Surgery

Communication and documentation flaws compromised a case that featured allegations of poor assessment and monitoring both pre-op and post-op.		Listen
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Legal Report: A Physician Duty to Non-patients?

MA high court offers mixed ruling on whether a doctor is liable for patients who injure a third party after getting a prescription medication.		Listen
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New Ambulatory Med Safety Rules

Joint Commission pushes new standards for reconciling lists and dosage of medications as patients change settings.		Listen
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