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Risks for Surgeons, Tracking Follow Ups, and More
Sep 12, 2019
CRICO Insights: September 2019
Key Situations of Increased Suicide Risk
CRICO’s Suicide Risk Advisory Committee offers these examples of when the likelihood of a patient’s suicide risk may increase.
| 1. | Occurrence of any suicidal/self-destructive behavior or ideation |
| 2. | During initial interview or on admission |
| 3. | With any noteworthy clinical change (e.g., significant new symptoms, mental status changes, stressors) |
| 4. | For inpatients who have been assessed to be suicidal: * on progression to a less restrictive level of precautions * at time of discharge from hospital |
Read more in CRICO’s Guidelines for Suicide Prevention
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Troubled Brew: Multiple Providers, Disjointed Care, Lost Kidney Function In this case study, we see issues that can arise in care that takes place across multiple institutions and providers, especially when the patient is self-referring. What went wrong?
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| Who is Responsible for Follow Up? A mismanaged referral is a contributing factor in 13% of CRICO (21% nationally) ambulatory cases alleging a missed or delayed diagnosis. What can you do?
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Your MedMal Risk Is your specialty riskier than average—or safer? Find out what CRICO’s data has to say about where the risks are for you and your patients. And find out what you can do about it... do about it
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| Sepsis Awareness—It’s About T•I•M•E When it comes to sepsis, early detection is the best hope for survival and to limit disabilities. EDs are a key intervention point, and the Massachusetts Sepsis Consortium has the tools to help. Know the best practices to improve sepsis diagnosis... |
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Risks in Surgery: Contributing Factors What factors led to harm in cases where patients sued for malpractice? We examined 17,000 surgery cases to find out. What's my risk?
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