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• CRICO Clinical Guidelines Not just for CRICO institutions
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  CRICO Clinical Guidelines

  

  In conjunction with clinical experts from Harvard-affiliated health care organizations, CRICO develops and maintains evidence-based decision support tools for physicians and nurses whose patient encounters align with high-severity malpractice risks. These guidelines, algorithms, and other tools are designed and periodically updated to help clinicians identify risk prone steps in specific diagnostic or treatment processes, and suggest protocols.

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• Tests: CRICO Guidelines
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  Tests: CRICO Guidelines

  Welcome to CRICO’s Clinicial Decision Support Test home page.

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• Documentation Dos and Don’ts If it wasn’t documented…
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  Documentation Dos and Don’ts

  September 15, 2002

  Current, complete records which assist diagnosis and treatment, and which communicate pertinent information to other caregivers also provide excellent records for risk management purposes. Missing, incomplete, or illegible documentation can seriously impede patient care and the defense of a malpractice claim, even when the care was appropriate.

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• Disparities Solutions Center at MGH New Tools Help Improve Patient Safety in those with Limited English.
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  Disparities Solutions Center at MGH

  March 14, 2013

  The Disparities Solutions Center at MGH and Abt Associates, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, were awarded a four year contract by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to develop tools to reduce medical errors and improve care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients in hospitals.

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