Video
Physicians, Patient Safety Experts Dream of a Better EMR
Apr 09, 2013
Duration: 5:26
This podcast is an episode of Patient Safety Updates (now Safety Net). You can find other episodes and subscribe using the links to the right.
Electronic medical records are supposed to make care more efficient and less prone to mistakes that hurt patients. But physicians complain that EMRs are poorly organized and overly burdensome for caregivers. Is there a better system out there or is it time to dream big?
Subscribe to Safety Net
Sign up and keep up.
About the Series
We’ve got you.
Our Safety Net podcast features clinical and patient safety leaders from Harvard and around the world, bringing you the knowledge you need for safer patient care.
Episodes
Recent episodes from the Safety Net series.
Paying for Patient Safety: Solving an ROI Puzzle
Podcast
Investing in patient safety programs not only helps patients, but also prevents large payouts for hospitals. And we can measure it.
Teleradiology Leads Virtual Care Risk in New Study
Podcast
Researchers looking for malpractice risks with virtual visits were surprised to learn that teleradiology was leading the way in professional liability claims over the past 12 years. Virtual office visits didn’t show up in the malpractice claims data, but costs and severity associated with teleradiology claims were well above radiology claims with no telehealth component.
New Study Finds Outpatient Adverse Events Common, Often Preventable
Podcast
Some top-line conclusions are that outpatient harm was relatively common and often serious, with a call to action for intervention in outpatient errors. Drs. David Levine and David Bates of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are joined by their co-author and CRICO Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Luke Sato, who leads our discussion.
Taking the Pulse of a Clinician’s Interpersonal Skills
Podcast
Several Harvard-affiliated medical institutions are piloting a program to provide personalized feedback to physicians about the effect of their behavior and interactions on others. More than 675 individuals have gone through the Rapid Pulse 360 evaluations as of Spring 2024. Can it have an impact on employment practices claims or provider-to-provider communication factors? And can follow-up one-to-one coaching help?
Subscribe to Safety Net
Sign up and keep up.