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Patient Safety Guidance for Pathology Specimens
The AMC PSO convened the Lost Specimens Task Force to offer guidance — and identify and mitigate risks — for specimen loss and mishandling that results in diagnostic error.
Related To: Communication, Decision Support, Documentation, EHR, Nursing, Other Specialities, Patient Safety Awareness, Surgery
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EHR Downtime Guidelines
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the task force to develop a set of literature-supported, consensus-based guidelines addressing patient safety considerations during unplanned EHR downtime events.
Related To: Decision Support, EHR, General Medicine, Nursing
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Safety in the ED: Improving the Care of Behavioral Health Patients
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the Emergency Medicine Behavioral Health Safety Task Force to evaluate best practices and current risks associated with the care of patients with behavioral health crises in the Emergency Department (ED).
Related To: Decision Support, Documentation, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Medication, Nursing, Patient Safety Awareness
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Patient Safety Framework for Mitigating Wrong Level Spine Surgery
At the request of its membership, the AMC PSO convened the task force to develop a set of literature-supported, consensus-based recommendations addressing patient safety considerations for mitigating risk in spine surgery.
Related To: Decision Support, Other Specialities, Patient Safety Awareness, Surgery