CRICO Insights: March 2015

CRICO Insights March 2015

CRICO News Update

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Disclosure of Medical Error and Compensation

CRICO encourages honest and informed communications between clinicians and patients regarding all aspects of medical care. Learn more

case study Could you Miss a Colorectal Cancer?

Our data shows many do. Test your own knowledge by taking this private quiz. The scenario below is taken from a CRICO closed malpractice case. Learn more

CASE STUDY

Colon Cancer Diagnosis Delayed

A 68-year-old man was never screened before being diagnosed with colon cancer. Learn more

PODCAST

How Do Diagnosis Errors Happen?

Diagnostic errors out-paced errors in obstetrics, and were costlier than surgical cases in the newest annual CRICO Benchmarking Report. Learn more

Clinical Research Presentations

CRICO makes available a set of data profiles related to some of the highest risk areas for medical malpractice vulnerability.Learn more

2015 Patient Safety Symposium
Putting Culture on Trial:
A Class Action Suit

Is culture the guilty party
in unsafe care?
June 5, Boston Register

DATA SNAPSHOT

Analyzing the Diagnostic Process

2,685 cases filed 2008-2012 alleging a diagnostic failure and involving an ambulatory care patient.
A case will often have multiple factors identified.

Learn more about diagnositic errors...

First Published – March 18, 2015

Related To: Ambulatory, Claims, Communication, Decision Support, Diagnosis, General Medicine, Other Specialities, Surgery

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Ambulatory Safety Nets: Protecting Providers and Promoting Safety with Systems to Reduce Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

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Ambulatory safety nets (ASNs) are person-centered programs that provide a highly reliable backup system for following up on abnormal test results when the standard follow-up process fails. Co-authored by CRICO’s Pat Folcarelli RN, MA, PhD, and Luke Sato, MD, this article about ASNs was featured in Inside Medical liability Online.

The Patient Safety Adoption Framework: A Practical Framework to Bridge the Know-Do Gap

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CRICO Grants

Many patient safety initiatives fail to be adopted and implemented, even when proven effective. This creates the well-recognized know-do gap—which occurs when health care workers know what should be done based on evidence vs. what takes place in practice. To address this issue, CRICO funded the development of a patient safety adoption framework and had it evaluated by leaders in quality and safety. The framework and its findings were published online in the Journal of Patient Safety in April 2023.

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Disclosure, Colorectal Cancer, Dx Errors, and more