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Although nearly every physician surveyed in a recent study said they would disclose a hypothetical error, fewer than half have actually done so, says a new study from the University of Iowa.
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One woman's vision of a new type of hospital sparked after the lack of personalized care she experienced during treatment for a serious illness resulted in the creation of the Planetree organization, which has become became a leader in pioneering patient-centered care.
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Like all technology, standardized order sets have both pros and cons, says Larry Abramson, DO, MPH, quality director at POH Medical Center in Pontiac, MI. "There is good and there is bad," he says. "My thoughts on order sets are that they are a necessary evil at this point."
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Joint Commission standards require ongoing professional practice evaluations of physicians and licensed independent practitioners (LIPs).
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This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports is devoted to increasing your understanding of these measures and the role they will play in your practice.
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Several years ago, the PROWESS trial demonstrated a mortality benefit for drotrecogin alfa [activated] (DrotAA; APC) in patients with severe sepsis, and that this benefit was most pronounced in those at high risk of death (ie, APACHE score > 25 or multi-organ dysfunction).
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The sample for this study comprised 15,846 patients admitted to 51 adult ICUs in 31 hospitals participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nosocomial Infection Surveillance system.
