Editor’s Notebook
Editor’s Notebook
‘Do No Harm’ to Clinicians, Too
In her work as president of MITSS (Medically Induced Trauma Support Services), Linda Kenney has always included clinicians among those who may need support following traumatic events in the course of medical care. She has steadily increased her efforts on behalf of clinicians in recent years, publishing a toolkit in 2010 to help organizations design and implement programs.
Getting a Feel for Better Infection Control
Getting a Feel for Better Infection Control
For every 100 patients admitted to U.S. hospitals in 2002, 4.5 patients developed a nosocomial infection, also known as a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) (Graves & McGowan, 2008), and many experts believe the percentage has risen in recent years. Under new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, healthcare providers may risk partial or full denial of reimbursement for procedures where staff medical errors such as infections arise from a lack of training.
MRI Safety 10 Years Later
MRI Safety 10 Years Later
In the summer of 2001, the radiology world was shocked to learn of an accident at Westchester Medical Center in New York state in which 6-year-old Michael Colombini was killed while being prepared for an MRI exam. Sedated and positioned in the scanner, the child’s oxygen saturation levels began dropping quickly.