Implementing the IHI-SRH Framework for Safe, Reliable and Effective Care

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]

Clinician-computer Cooperation: clinical cognitive support mitigates medical errors

Real-time interaction between programmed processes and included algorithms together with clinical users can create knowledge by: presenting analytic results for clinician selection/verification recording selections for subsequent application/optimization notifying clinicians of pre-defined event occurrence and prompting for next action, free-form or… Read more

Computerized Cognition: computers can provide real-time cognitive support

Real-time cloud-based computing can supplement the human cognitive limitations of professional healthcare providers by: retrieving immediately any data from accessible source files locating and running any accessible programmed procedures executing Bayesian multivariate similarity/predictive analyses executing Boolean rules with compound conditions/actions… Read more

Emerging diseases/new outbreaks: a Becker’s 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Issue

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a Becker’s 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Issue

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]

Behavioral health management protocols: a Becker’s 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Issue

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]

Vaccine coverage: a Becker’s 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Issue

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]

Contaminated water: a Becker’s 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Issue

N.B. — This post is based on one of the continuously expanding roster of Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) a.k.a. “Challenges” as defined and described by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and published at its web site (http://patientsafetymovement.org/challenges-solutions/actionable-patient-safety-solutions-apss/). Because the Foundation has set a goal of Zero Preventable Patient Deaths by 2020 (http://patientsafetymovement.org/), these […]