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There is a new process to help identify patients with known or suspected Malignant Hyperthermia. How will these patients appear in Epic? When opening the chart,…
Disclosure - LDI, October 18th, 2019. Below are the slides form the 10/18/19 LDI Physician Breakout for disclosing of adverse clinical events. Also included, is the…
Situation: Providers have been observed eating and drinking from cups without lids in patient care areas. Background: The Joint Commission mandates there be no staff food…
There was a review of disclosing preventable adverse events to patients and their families at the last Medical Executive Committee meeting. Below is the Power Point:…
Patient Safety Moment - Fresh Tracheostomy Patients Situation Reported incidents involving patients with fresh tracheostomies (trachs) raising concerns over airway compromise. Background If vital pieces of…
Patient Safety Moment - Unexpected Suicidal Ideation After screening, a patient was considered at no risk for suicide. Later, the patient unexpectedly admitted suicidal thoughts to…
PATIENT SAFETY MOMENT Cooper is actively involved in a state-wide initiative to bring best practices to patient safety. One of these best practices is increased communication…
