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Fighting Discrimination at Harvard, Missed Colorectal Cancer, and More
Mar 18, 2022
CRICO Insights: March 2022
Five Ways to Celebrate Patient SafetyIn recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13–19, 2022). Here are five of our most popular patient safety resources. | |
1 | These case studies are designed to help all members of a multidisciplinary team reduce the risk of patient harm in the course and diagnosis and treatment. |
2 | What does medmal data reveal about your specialty-specific clinical risks—and what can you do about them? |
3 | Using interviews with experts from the Harvard medical institutions, we explore case studies and emerging issues. |
4 | Evidence-based decision support tools for physicians and nurses whose patient encounters align with high-severity malpractice risks. |
5 | CRICO’s patient safety and claims defense experts join clinical leaders from Harvard’s medical community to share insights you need to provide the best and safest care for your patients. |
Thank you for your continued participation in CRICO-sponsored activities, programs, and research to improve safety throughout health care. These resources underscore our year-round commitment to safety and offer ways you can continue to grow your patient safety awareness as well as mitigate risk. |
Fighting Discrimination in the Health Profession at Harvard Microaggression, sexual harassment, gender and race bias in the health profession. How does a malpractice insurer help? A roundtable discussion with a Harvard surgeon, a lawyer, and CRICO’s Senior Vice President of Claims.
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Toward an Ideal Referral Process CRICO and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement teamed up to create a comprehensive outline of practical steps organizations can take to reduce the risk of referrals-related medical errors. We identified nine potential patient safety gaps in the referrals process and provide an expert panel’s specific recommendations for closing the loop.
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Gaps in Clinical Workup Lead to Young Patient’s Missed Colorectal Cancer A 33-year-old woman was diagnosed with colon cancer more than two years after her initial complaint of rectal bleeding.
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Voices of Women Physicians Listen to them discuss what keeps these amazing physicians motivated and strong in today’s litigious society. |
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