The Effect of Medical Technology on a Concept of Home

Homecare—the provision of personal, often sophisticated, medical care in the home—has been promoted as an attractive alternative to a lengthy hospitalization for patients. Homecare is further advanced as providing patients greater independence and more control over their care and as financially preferable to in-patient hospitalization.

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ACO Care Transitions: Coaching, Management, and Coordination

At any level of track and field, even the Olympics, the most dangerous moment in a relay race is when one runner hands the baton to the next. Even if the team includes the four fastest humans on earth, if there is a problem transitioning the baton (as happens surprisingly often among top-level athletes), there is little chance of victory. 

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Peripheral IVs: Fewer and Better

Our hospitals are busy, high-tech places for healing. Every member of the healthcare team is involved in a critical mission to provide the best possible patient care or support service to help achieve that goal. The healthcare industry is also increasingly regulated and transparent.

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ABQAURP News

ABQAURP’s 38th Annual Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Conference, Friday, April 17, 2015, Royal Sonesta Houston – Houston, TX

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Editor’s Notebook: Transparency

Communities often develop verbal short cuts for concepts that bind them together. In patient safety, “transparency” serves as shorthand for a broad range of activities and programs, including disclosure of errors, patient- and family-friendly access to medical records…

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Patients/Consumers: Relationships Matter

Yelp. TripAdvisor. Angie’s List. Healthgrades. No individual or organization maintains immunity from scrutiny by their customers. Reviews can be uplifting and embarrassing, and they surely capture the attention of both the reviewer and the reviewed.

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ISMP: Be Wary of ‘Misspeakers’ Who ‘Shoot from the Hip’

Have you ever been tempted to answer a question even though you were not sure of the answer? Perhaps the fear of looking stupid was so overwhelming that any answer was thought to be better than no answer. Under pressure, we may “shoot from the hip,” forming an answer to a question in seconds and not taking time to weigh options or consider the question. 

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