Getting SMART about Harassment
Whether you’re a target or a bystander, this problem is likely to affect you. In a new program at Massachusetts General Hospital, surgical residents are learning good ways to respond to bad behavior.
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CRICO-funded NEJM Study, Top Patient Safety Articles of 2022, and Resources for after an Adverse Event
Jan 15, 2023
Top Patient Safety Interests in 2022
Here are the items that piqued our readers’ interest most in the past year.
- OB Guidelines: Assessment and Monitoring in Labor and Delivery
- Mandatory Patient-accessible Clinical Notes: Cures Act Overview
- Patient Documentation: Dos and Don'ts for Doctors and Nurses
- OR Team Training Collaborative: Closed-loop Communication
- Case Study: 10-fold Dose Error Transferred with Patient, Death Results
- Statistics: Nursing Malpractice Cases and Lawsuits
- Communication Strategies: Informed Consent Basics
NEJM SafeCare Study
Press Releases
Sponsor of the Newly Published SafeCare Study Shares Key Findings and Recommendations
Related To: Patient Safety Awareness
What Not to Do: Telehealth Lessons Learned—Managing the Unexpected
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Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases
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This June 4, 2024, podcast by RSNA, features Dr. Francis Deng, a Diagnostic Neuroradiologist and Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, who interviews CRICO’s Dr. Adam Schaffer about the characteristics of teleradiology medical malpractice cases.
Assessment of Claimant, Clinical, and Financial Characteristics of Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases
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Candello Member
This retrospective analysis published in the Radiology journal on April 2, 2024, used our Candello national database of medical malpractice cases to identify radiology related cases involving telemedicine. CRICO data experts co-authored the research.
Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk
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Candello Member
This editorial comments on the analysis co-authored by CRICO data experts titled, “Assessment of Claimant, Clinical, Financial Characteristics of Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases,” which was published in the Radiology journal on April 2, 2024. The experts used data from CRICO’s national Candello med mal database to conduct the study.
How Does Work Environment Relate to Diagnostic Quality? A Prospective, Mixed Methods Study in Primary Care
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CRICO Grants
The aim of this CRICO-funded study was to develop a tool assessing key elements of the diagnostic assessment process and apply it to a series of diagnostic encounters examining clinical notes and the encounters’ recorded transcripts.