Tag : patient safety

UNT Health Science Center and ArcheMedX Extend Collaboration To Improve Patient Safety

UNT Health Science Center and ArcheMedX today announced the development of a sustainable online curriculum of educational activities to address patient safety issues across the State of Texas and beyond. Charlottesville, VA -- August 23, 2016 -- (PRWeb) More than 250,000 Americans die annually from preventable medical errors, recent data suggest,

Posted on 23 Aug 2016
By Joel Selzer
In News

ABSTRACT: Embedding Quality and Safety in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Education

Education in patient safety (PS) and quality improvement (QI) helps both medical students and residents understand the health care environment in the United States, where these concepts are now incorporated into virtually every aspect of patient care. The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education has made PS/QI a mandatory component

Posted on 9 Dec 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

RESOURCE: Health Care Quality Measurement for Doctors’ Offices Needs Improvement

In its 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine outlined six domains of quality in medical care: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency and equity. But, Dr. Tara Bishop writes in a new viewpoint article published online March 21, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),