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March 1, 2022
Using Candello data, this study examines the characteristics of malpractice claims which miscommunications.
Healthcare Risk Management reports on a large study conducted by Boston Children’s Hospital in which researchers reviewed 498 medical malpractice claims provided by Candello, CRICO’s national medical malpractice collaborative. The work revealed a direct relationship between the quality of patient handoffs and claims.
January 5, 2022
This article, published by the Michigan State Medical Society, provides insight into how CRICO's diagnostic process of care framework, using medical malpractice claims data, can be used to reduce diagnostic errors.
This press release covers research, published in The Journal of Patient Safety, titled “Frequency and Nature of Communication and Handoff Failures in Medical Malpractice Claims,” which uses Candello data to study the characteristics of claims involving the handoff of care.
With commentary from Penny Greenberg, RN, MS, Candello's Director of Operations, this press release discusses the researcher's findings on errors in the handoff of care. The study shows how communications errors are a chief contributing factor in claims involving the handoff of care, and that most of them would have been preventable using a communication tool.
Citation for the Full-text Article
Journal of Patient Safety Study Shows I-PASS Can Significantly Decrease Likelihood and Cost of Malpractice Claims. [Press Release]. 2022. Available at https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005241/en/Journal-of-Patient-Safety-Study-Shows-I-PASS-Can-Significantly-Decrease-Likelihood-and-Cost-of-Malpractice-Claims.
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