CRICO Insights: November 2017

Current Top 5 Patient Safety Alerts

The AMC PSO convenes experts from across the medical community to assess clinical risks and solutions for patient safety. Within the past six months, here are the reports that people requested most.

1.

Periprocedural Management of Anticoagulation Therapy

2.

Missed and Delayed Diagnoses in the Emergency Department

3.

Failure to Rescue

4.

Wrong Site Surgery

5.

Risks Associated with Interventional Procedures in the Ambulatory Setting

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Rare Blood Disease Fatal After Slow Labs Review, Narrow Focus

A woman died of a rare blood disease several weeks after abnormal laboratory results became available. What went wrong?

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Sued: The Physician’s Journey

In this brief film, four physician defendants describe their experiences with the legal system. How did it affect them? Who was there to help? (available by request)

ONLINE CME: MITIGATING RISKS IN PRIMARY CARE

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Our expert faculty discuss current screening recommendations for colorectal cancer and projects designed to improve patient compliance with testing. Free Cat 1 CME on your schedule...

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Catching Transitioning Patients Before They Fall (through the cracks)

Re-admissions at 180 days drop for young, high-risk patients after specialized intervention during and after discharge. Better clinical outcomes, lower cost...

Stepping Through the CRICO Grant Process

Our grant awards are designed to support identification, evaluation, and implementation of patient safety solutions aligned with identified areas of malpractice risk. Follow this year’s cycle...

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    Postpartum Malpractice Claims: Can We Understand Preventable Harms and Socioeconomic Factors?

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    In a multifactorial study, The Doctors Company (a Candello member organization) investigated postpartum claims to develop clinical recommendations to decrease the risks of postpartum morbidity and mortality.

    The Safety of Inpatient Health Care

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    CRICO Grants
    Funded by CRICO, ​​​"The Safety of Inpatient Health Care" study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on January 12, 2023, is an important follow up to the landmark Harvard Medical Practice Study, published in 1991.
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    Adverse Events Reported in One Quarter of Inpatient Admissions

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    “Nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, as indicated from data from 2,809 admissions at 11 hospitals,” said David W. Bates, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Interviewed by Medscape, Dr. Bates was the lead investigator on the CRICO-funded study, “The Safety of Inpatient Health Care,” that was published in The New England Journal of Medicine on January 12, 2023.
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