Topic in Focus: Patient Safety

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Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP
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Innovator finds value in relationship-based primary care model

No codes, no EOBs, no rushed primary care patient visits. That is the vision of Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP, co-founder and CEO of Iora Health.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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3 MIN READ

Court case could stifle collection of patient safety information

Court set to decide whether patient safety information protected under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act is subject to discovery in liability case.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Feb. 23, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about the AMA's stance on the Florida 'gun gag law' and patient-safety info subject to litigation discovery.

Advocacy Update
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Court rules patient-safety info subject to litigation discovery

Court decides that medical incident reports used for patient-safety improvements are not protected from disclosure in medical liability cases.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Clinicians often misestimate interventions’ harms, benefits

A systematic review finds clinicians regularly overestimate how much tests, treatments and screenings help and underestimate how much they can harm.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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6 MIN READ

EHR safety concerns uncovered, addressed with daily huddle

New hospital? Check. New EHR? Check. At the same time? Better huddle up.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Don’t let smartphones distract from care

These pocket computers are powerful clinical tools, so shutting them off isn’t always an option. Here are three ways physicians can use them wisely.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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With handoff risk quantified, 3 ways to improve care transitions

Patient handoffs are linked to adverse events. An expert on care transitions says they should be structured and involve patients and families.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Patient Action Network

Explore how the Patient Action Network advocates for patients in the fight for increased access to care as well as in calling for sensible liability reforms.

Federal Advocacy