A quality improvement team that focused on ways clinicians could better manage patients’ pain developed a one-page clinical pathway that clearly shows what needs to be done.
As a part of their overall patient safety program, many health care organizations require that managers submit corrective action reports for every significant incident in their department.
The Hospice of the Western Reserve of Cleveland makes pain management education a top priority, and the efforts have resulted in faster and more effective pain control for patients, officials say.
Whether or not hospices have an ethics committee, it is a good idea to review and improve policies regarding ethical decision making, an expert says.
Results from a new major study show middle-aged women who take aspirin lowered their risk of having a stroke, but their risk of myocardial infarction or death from cardiovascular causes was not affected.
