Patient Safety

Through its neutral position within the Harvard medical community, CRICO has convened clinical leaders from its member hospitals to discuss common areas of risk; reaching consensus on solutions to ensure the safest possible health care environment for patients and providers.

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A Slip in Protocol Leads to a Patient Fall and a Tragic Outcome

A patient, with a known falls risk, fell during a radiology exam and died from her injuries.

An Essential Tool for Patient Safety

One of the efforts CRICO has fully embraced is combining simulation-based training and team training to improve skills and reduce preventable errors.

Removing Pebbles: Joy as a Cure for Clinician Burnout

Each of the providers at the big, annual IHI quality conference heard a personal message loud and clear above the three-day din: doctors and nurses deserve to have joy in their work. More than that, the happiness of clinicians is essential to good patient care.

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Can Access to Doctor Notes Help Patients Find Mistakes, Recall Care Plans? Video podcast: Program tests whether giving patients access to doctor’s notes can improve safety and adherence to plans

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Can Access to Doctor Notes Help Patients Find Mistakes, Recall Care Plans?

February 25, 2016

Video podcast: A program called “OpenNotes” gives patients direct access to the notes their doctors wrote in their charts. Will they find mistakes and better understand their care plans with this new tool?
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Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) Algorithm Over the past decade there has been an increase in maternal mortality. Improving systems to recognize and treat early indicators of maternal complications may reduce or prevent the severity of these situations.

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Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) Algorithm

December 7, 2015

The CRICO OB Quality and Safety Task Force has developed Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) guideline and algorithm to aid in early recognition and treatment of potentially critical complications in postpartum mothers.
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The Importance of Communication

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The Importance of Communication

February 1, 2016

HRMR investigates what it is physician practices can learn from the medical malpractice risks identified in the 2015 CRICO Strategies CBS report on communication failures.
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Tests: CRICO Guidelines CME credit opportunity: These tests gauge if you already follow these best practices from the CRICO’s obstetrical, breast and colorectal cancer guidelines.

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Tests: CRICO Guidelines

Tests contain questions drawn from CRICO’s decision support tools. Challenge your knowledge of CRICO guidelines and algorithms— and earn CME.

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Patient Safety

A Slip in Protocol Leads to a Patient Fall and a Tragic Outcome

An Essential Tool for Patient Safety

Removing Pebbles: Joy as a Cure for Clinician Burnout

Featured

Can Access to Doctor Notes Help Patients Find Mistakes, Recall Care Plans?

Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) Algorithm

The Importance of Communication

Tests: CRICO Guidelines