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Disclosure of Adverse Events and Medical Errors

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The Institute of Medicine’s 1999 report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” drew attention to medical errors and the need for improving quality and safety in medicine. Since then, a body of literature has emerged suggesting that transparency around adverse events and medical errors benefits both providers and patients. However, the actual rate of disclosing medical errors has lagged behind popular support for the concept.

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Reversal of Anticoagulation in a True Emergency – An Update

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Please see prior post here: http://www.emdocs.net/reversal-of-anticoagulation/

On October 16, 2015 the FDA granted accelerated approval of idarucizumab (Praxbind), a novel reversal agent of the direct thrombin inhibitor Dabigatran (Pradaxa), for utilization in life-threatening bleeding emergencies.1

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The Patient Experience: Why Is It Important? Why Do We Hate It So Much? What Can We Do To Improve?

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I HAVE BECOME INFATUATED WITH THE PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE. I believe the term “patient care experience” is a more inclusive term that describes our technical expertise while also including everything else, such as communication, department ambience, throughput, and the behavior of everyone a patient comes into contact with while in the department.

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