Patient Safety & Quality
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCEffect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care UseThe Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Phone support tied to better outcomes for dementia patients, caregivers – Reuters (free) AND Dementia Outcomes Improved With Supportive Care – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Audio Interview: Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use (free)
Treating Chronic Disease Proactively with Telehealth/Remote Monitoring
16 Oct, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCSurvey Snapshot: Treating Chronic Disease Proactively – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related: Proactively Catching the Declining Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective – Offline: Touch—The First Language
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCOffline: Touch—the first language – The Lancet (free)
Related: Of Slide Rules and Stethoscopes: AI and the Future of Doctoring – The Hastings Center Report (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"The physical examination seems to have become an anachronism, a vestigial remnant, of clinical care."
"The avoidance of touch is bad medicine." https://t.co/Zdq63syG0e by @richardhorton1 @TheLancet
like the plea for this in #DeepMedicine to make #healthcare more human again pic.twitter.com/0bb9arjWdu— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 11, 2019
Video: Are Zombie Doctors Taking Over America?
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:02h | UTCAre zombie doctors taking over America? – TEDMED (free)
Source: MedPage Today
“Physician Zubin Damania, Director of Healthcare Development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, has a plan to fight back against a system that can dehumanize doctors and patients alike.”
Perspective: Proactively Catching the Declining Patient
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:34h | UTCProactively Catching the Declining Patient – NEJM Catalyst (free)
WHO Study: More Than One-third of Women Experience Mistreatment During Childbirth in Lower-income Countries
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:36h | UTCNews Release: New evidence shows significant mistreatment of women during childbirth – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Accountability for respectful maternity care – The Lancet (free) AND WHO: Third of women mistreated during childbirth in lower-income countries – UPI (free) AND New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth – University of Melbourne (free)
Related: WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience (free guideline and commentaries) AND The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review – PLOS Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
A new WHO study shows alarming rates of mistreatment during childbirth.
Across 4 countries, 4 in 10 women experienced physical or verbal abuse, stigma, or discrimination https://t.co/7GJFiDfJw9 pic.twitter.com/334p28QzdE— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 9, 2019
Perspective: Focusing Health Care Quality Efforts on High-Need, High-Cost Patients
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:29h | UTCDisappointment in the Value-Based Era: Time for a Fresh Approach? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers – The Commonwealth fund (free) AND Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes, Value, and Health – National Academy of Medicine (free PDF) AND Focusing on High-Cost Patients — The Key to Addressing High Costs? – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Systematic review of high-cost patients’ characteristics and healthcare utilization – BMJ Open (free) AND Effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) AND The global burden of multiple chronic conditions: A narrative review – Preventive Medicine Reports (free) AND Redesigning Care for High-Cost, High-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management – NICE Guideline (free) AND Multimorbidity in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Richard Smith: The challenge of high need, high cost patients – The BMJ Blogs (free) AND Playbook: Better Care for People with Complex Needs – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (free)
Helping Clinicians and Patients Navigate Electronic Patient Portals: Ethical and Legal Principles
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:12h | UTC
NCCN Guideline: Distress Management
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:06h | UTC
Missed Appointments, Missed Opportunities: Tackling The Patient No-Show Problem
8 Oct, 2019 | 10:07h | UTCMissed Appointments, Missed Opportunities: Tackling The Patient No-Show Problem – Forbes (free)
Related: Appointment reminder systems are effective but not optimal: results of a systematic review and evidence synthesis employing realist principles – Patient Preference and Adherence (free) AND Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments – Cochrane Library (free)
Perspective: The Future of Electronic Health Records
4 Oct, 2019 | 07:14h | UTCThe future of electronic health records – Nature (free)
How to Improve Healthcare Improvement—an essay by Mary Dixon-Woods
2 Oct, 2019 | 22:24h | UTCHow to improve healthcare improvement—an essay by Mary Dixon-Woods – The BMJ (free)
Review: Health Problems in Healthcare Workers
2 Oct, 2019 | 22:19h | UTCHealth problems in healthcare workers: A review – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (free)
Related: Whole-system approaches to improving the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers: A systematic review – PLOS One (free) AND Healthcare Staff Wellbeing, Burnout, and Patient Safety: A Systematic Review – PLOS One (free)
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
27 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCRelated: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Position Paper: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-support in Adults in Emergency Care
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
I’ve Noticed a Change in My Colleague’s Behavior. What Should I Do?
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:46h | UTCI’ve noticed a change in my colleague’s behaviour. What should I do? – The BMJ (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Related Commentary on Twitter
ask. ask. ask. | I've noticed a change in my colleague's behaviour. What should I do? – BMJ https://t.co/99M8OOxBOD @medpedshosp
— Phil Boucher, MD (@philbouchermd) September 17, 2019
Satirical Post: “Joint Commission Loses Accreditation After Failing Joint Commission Survey”
22 Sep, 2019 | 22:56h | UTCJoint Commission Loses Accreditation After Failing Joint Commission Survey – GlomerBlog (free)
Source: MedPage Today
WHO Campaign: First-ever World Patient Safety Day – September 17, 2019
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCWorld Health Organization Campaign on World Patient Safety Day (free resources)
News Release: WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare (free)
See also: Patient Safety Fact Sheet (free) 10 facts on patient safety (free) AND The Lancet Editorial: Patient safety: too little, but not too late (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Today is the first ever #WorldPatientSafetyDay.
No one should be harmed in health care.
Yet, every minute, 5 patients die because of unsafe care.
These deaths can be prevented – simple commitment can ensure safe care 🤝
More 👉 https://t.co/XfHSCYymkd #PatientSafety pic.twitter.com/6km24IUXfc— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 17, 2019
Systematic Review: Strategies to Reduce Diagnostic Errors
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:44h | UTCRelated: Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors – ACP Internist (free)
Review: Vaccines for Health Care Personnel
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCVaccines for Health Care Personnel – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Immunization of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Vaccination of healthcare workers: A review – Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (free)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cesarean Delivery
12 Sep, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for perioperative care in gynecologic/oncology: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations—2019 update – International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (free) AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Avoidance of Physical Restraint Use among Hospitalized Older Adults: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:54h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Twins, Triplets Have Higher Risk of Medical Mix-ups in Neonatal ICUs
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:12h | UTCTwins, triplets have higher risk of medical mix-ups in neonatal ICUs – Reuters (free)
Original Article: Risk of Wrong-Patient Orders Among Multiple vs Singleton Births in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of 2 Integrated Health Care Systems – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCThe 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes (free)
Related: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Perspective: Schwartz Rounds—A Simple Way to Support Staff and Promote Compassionate Patient Care
8 Sep, 2019 | 23:18h | UTC