Patient Safety

Glenn Focht, MD

Using a philosophy of working locally to test improvements and then sharing lessons in “communities of learning,” Glenn Focht, MD and CMO of Pediatric Physician’s Organization at Children’s (PPOC), identifies and eliminates practice-specific gaps at Boston Children’s Hospital.

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.

Are Best Practices a Good Idea?

“Best practices” are a staple of health care organizations, where the altruistic sharing of good ideas and their operating instructions is accepted behavior. But, to date, the designation of “best” has been mostly unfettered by definitions or criteria.

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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

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Tests: CRICO Guidelines

Welcome to CRICO’s Clinicial Decision Support Test page. Take these tests and receive 1 or 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Find out how well you know the CRICO Guidelines.
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Patient Safety

Glenn Focht, MD

An Essential Tool for Patient Safety

Are Best Practices a Good Idea?

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