Editor’s Notebook: On Being Wrong (and Human)
Editor’s Notebook
On Being Wrong (and Human)
I’ve developed a soft spot for error—not for the stubbornness and denial that too often accompany error, nor of course for the harm that can result from it. I’ve been charmed recently by people who are comfortable admitting error and who accept that being wrong is part of being human.
Atlantic Health Quality & Patient Safety Learning Collaborative Unveiled
Charlottetown, May 11, 2011—The Atlantic Health Quality & Patient Safety Collaborative signals the beginning of a new era of cooperation and partnership among the Atlantic Provinces in their efforts to deliver safe care.
Medicity Selected as Vendor for Ohio’s Health Information Exchange
Columbus, Ohio, May 10, 2011—Ohio will soon have a health information exchange where physicians and hospitals can securely share patient information with one another across the state.
NPSF Awards Research Grants to Study Rapid Response Team Events and Patient Handoffs
Boston, May 9, 2011—The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announced that it has awarded $200,000 in grants to two researchers at leading medical centers. The grants are awarded through the NPSF Research Grants Program, which promotes studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries and their consequences.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards New Funding to AACN to Engage Hospital Leaders in Nurse-Led Quality and Safety Movement
Washington, May, 6, 2011—The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announces that the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $386,000 in new funding to engage hospital leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) in the innovative work underway to improve healthcare quality and patient safety.
RWJF Launches Nest Phase of Flagship Initiative to Lift the Quality of American Healthcare
Wellsense Unveils First-Ever Bedside Patient Pressure Mapping System Designed to Assist Caregivers in Effectively Repositioning Patients
Wellsense USA, the pioneer of bedside smart textile technology, unveiled a breakthrough product at this year’s National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition sponsored by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) held in Chicago from May 2-5.
Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research with IBM Business Analytics
Mobile Anesthesiologists, LLC Expands Deployment of Shareable Ink
Nashville, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 2011—Shareable Ink®, the leading provider of enterprise-grade digital pen and paper applications for healthcare, and Mobile Anesthesiologists®, LLC, a data-driven ambulatory and office-based anesthesia practice, announced the implementation of the Shareable Ink Anesthesia Suite.
Medicare Finalizes a New Rule for Telemedicine Services to Keep Beneficiaries in Rural and Remote Areas Dialed In through Telemedicine
May 2, 2011—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has finalized a rule for telemedicine services to ensure that patients in rural or remote areas will continue to receive the most cutting-edge medical care from many of their local hospitals.