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Proceedings from the Quality Colloquim: What If We Just Said, “I’m Sorry”?

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

The heated debate surrounding the medical malpractice crisis has left many doctors, insurers, attorneys, and patient advocates looking for “middle ground” solutions.

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Viewpoint – King Drew Medical Center: Eye of the Storm

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Hurricane Katrina taught government and society many lessons. Among others, it laid bare our American healthcare system’s failures. The task of reconstructing a sensible healthcare system for the United States is urgent.

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Technology & Quality – Personalized Medicine: Just for You

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Over the past decade consumers garnered great control over their treatment plans. Physicians are working in a more collaborative manner than ever with their patients to review care options and formulate treatment approaches.

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Technology Applications: Informed Consent Enters a New Age

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Informed consent serves an important role in hospitals across the country. Typically packaged as a single form or series of forms, the informed consent process ideally serves as a way to educate patients about conditions, treatment alternatives, benefits, and risks of a procedure.

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Software Implementation: How Much Pain is Normal? How Can Clinicians Help?

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Healthcare software will continue to be a strong driver in improving the quality of care for patients. This good news for patients often comes with its own set of challenges for the caregivers who use the software, especially during implementation.

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Self-service Registration: Leading the Way to Safer, More Effective Care

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

When it comes to improving the quality and safety of healthcare, few organizations classify the patient registration process as a top priority. But with the introduction of patient self-service technology that automates the check-in process…

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Proceedings from the Quality Colloquium: Patient Safety Officers Roles and Responsibilities

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Is it realistic to expect to reduce mishaps by 50% in five years? Yes! In 1980, after being commissioned as an aircraft accident investigator in the newly formed Israel Air Force…

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One Couple: Same Name, Same Date, Same Surgery

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Since the release of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the advent of the JCAHO Sentinel Event program, and the issuance of the National Patient Safety Goals, hospitals have dedicated themselves to reducing errors and preventing harm.

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Patients: How Safe do Patients Feel?; Sidebar – Communicating With Patients

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

General initiatives for informing patients: Recognize and compensate for different degrees of patient literacy…

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Patients: How Safe do Patients Feel?

November 1, 2005 ‐ Leslie Proctor

Ever since publication of the Institute of Medicine’s To Err Is Human (1999), concerns about patient safety have taken a prominent place in debates about American healthcare.

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