25
Mar 2021
Wrong Site Surgery Errors Still Happen
When you awaken from a surgery, that very last thing you expect is to learn that the surgeon performed surgery on the wrong side of your body or performed the wrong surgical procedure altogether. Not only did you not receive the procedure you needed (and still need), but there might be irreversible effects of the wrong surgery you did received. Despite the fact that wrong…
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16
Mar 2021
Closing the Loop is Essential for Patient Safety
Scenario: You don’t feel well, and you visit your primary care provider, who recommends further labs tests in order to diagnose your problem. You diligently get the lab work done. And then you wait. A week passes, then another, and now it’s been months. You don’t feel much better, but you’ve learned to live with your discomfort, and in fact, you are relieved you didn’t…
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