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Dec 2020
Knowing and Doing are Not Always the Same Thing
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has developed a National Action Plan to address concerns that current efforts to reduce preventable harm have not been successful. Even though there is ample information available about best practices for patient safety, this knowledge often has not translated into action. According to the IHI, “reducing preventable harm requires a concerted, persistent, coordinated effort by all stakeholders, and a total…
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Dec 2020
Are Organ Transplant Errors Common?
There are few medical procedures as extensive and complicated as organ transplants. To raise the stakes even higher, patients needing transplants often require them as a life-saving measure. When a patient undergoes an organ transplant, there are always risks, and patients should be fully informed of these risks. However, when someone involved in the transplant process makes a mistake, the results can be devastating or…
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