scholarly journals Common Barriers to Reporting Medical Errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Salim Aljabari ◽  
Zuhal Kadhim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Climate ◽  
The Third ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Common Barriers

Background. Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Reporting of all medical errors is important to better understand the problem and to implement solutions based on root causes. Underreporting of medical errors is a common and a challenging obstacle in the fight for patient safety. The goal of this study is to review common barriers to reporting medical errors. Methods. We systematically reviewed the literature by searching the MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases for studies on barriers to reporting medical errors. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guideline was followed in selecting eligible studies. Results. Thirty studies were included in the final review, 8 of which were from the United States. The majority of the studies used self-administered questionnaires (75%) to collect data. Nurses were the most studied providers (87%), followed by physicians (27%). Fear of consequences is the most reported barrier (63%), followed by lack of feedback (27%) and work climate/culture (27%). Barriers to reporting were highly variable between different centers.

How will state medical boards handle cases involving disclosure and apology for medical errors?

2022 ◽  
pp. 251604352110700
Author(s):  
Doug Wojcieszak
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Completion Rate ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
State Medical Boards ◽  
American State

Surveys were sent to 68 American state medical boards, including territories of the United States, inquiring how they handle—or will handle—cases involving disclosure and apology after medical errors. Surveys were not sent to specialty boards. Thirty-eight state medical boards ( n  =  38, 56%) responded to the survey, with 31 completing the survey (46% completion rate) and seven boards ( n  =  7) providing explanations for nonparticipation and other thoughts; 30 boards did not respond in any manner. Boards that completed the survey indicated that disclosure and apology and other positive post-event behavior by physicians are likely to be viewed favorably and disclosing physicians will not be easy targets for disciplinary measures, though boards also stressed they view each case on the merits and patient safety is their top priority. Recommendations are made for policy makers and other stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Development of Telemedicine and eHealth in Surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11969
Author(s):  
Anas Taha ◽  
Bara Saad ◽  
Bassey Enodien ◽  
Marta Bachmann ◽  
Daniel M. Frey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
The World ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analyses

SARS-CoV-2 has hampered healthcare systems worldwide, but some countries have found new opportunities and methods to combat it. In this study, we focused on the rapid growth of telemedicine during the pandemic around the world. We conducted a systematic literature review of all the articles published up to the present year, 2021, by following the requirements of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. The data extracted comprised eHealth and telemedicine in surgery globally, and independently in Europe, the United States, and Switzerland. This review explicitly included fifty-nine studies. Out of all the articles included, none of them found that telemedicine causes poor outcomes in patients. Telemedicine has created a new path in the world of healthcare, revolutionizing how healthcare is delivered to patients and developing alternative methods for clinicians.

scholarly journals Desirable Features of an Interdisciplinary Handoff (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Ashutosh Sule ◽  
Dean Caputo ◽  
Jaskaren Gohal ◽  
Doug Dascenzo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Information ◽  
Patient Handoffs ◽  
Nursing Teams

UNSTRUCTURED Failure of communication of critical information during handoffs is one of the leading causes of medical errors, resulting in serious, yet preventable, adverse events in hospitals across the United States. Recent studies have shown that a majority of these errors occur during patient handoffs, with notable communication gaps in interdisciplinary handoffs. We suggest some features that would improve the handoff usability and effectiveness for interdisciplinary medical and nursing teams while potentially improving patient safety.

scholarly journals Violence Against Indigenous Women in the United States: A Policy Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-173
Author(s):  
Annie Benjamin ◽  
Elizabeth D. Gillette
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
The Third ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
The U.S

Disproportionate levels of violence, disappearance, and murder are endemic among Indigenous women in the United States (U.S.). The prevalence of such violence has persisted for centuries, with little direct action taken to elevate the issue, protect Indigenous women, and hold individual and systemic perpetrators accountable. As a result, Indigenous women in the U.S. face various forms of violence at 2.5 times the rate of non-Indigenous women, with murder being the third leading cause of death. A staggering 94% of Indigenous women experience sexual violence in their lifetime (Urban Health Institute, 2019). Through an analysis of existing and new legislation aimed at addressing the issue of violence against Indigenous women, we reveal the ways in which policies have fallen critically short of achieving this mission, highlight the strengths of recently enacted legislation, and provide recommendations for implementation in order to truly prevent violence, and therefore to protect and empower Indigenous women.

scholarly journals Evidence-based Practice in Speech Language Pathology: Scaling Up

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Laura M. Justice
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Meta Analyses

Evidence-based practice is a process to which clinical professionals adhere when making decisions concerning the assessment or treatment o f a given condition. Within the field of speech-language pathology, it is increasingly advocated as best practice. As our profession seeks to transform itself from one that is primarily craft-based to one that relies on evidence-based processes, it must develop and implement a series of structures that will foster this transformation. This article describes three specific structures that are increasingly available within the field of speech-language pathology in the United States to guide transformation of the profession: systematic reviews and meta-analyses, treatment studies, and clearing houses. Without these structural supports, it is unlikely that evidence-based practice can be scaled u pin a way that has positive impacts on practice.

scholarly journals Desirable Features of an Interdisciplinary Handoff

JMIR Nursing ◽  
10.2196/18914 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e18914
Author(s):  
Anupam Ashutosh Sule ◽  
Dean Caputo ◽  
Jaskaren Gohal ◽  
Doug Dascenzo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Information ◽  
Patient Handoffs ◽  
Nursing Teams

Failure of communication of critical information during handoffs is one of the leading causes of medical errors, resulting in serious, yet preventable, adverse events in hospitals across the United States. Recent studies have shown that a majority of these errors occur during patient handoffs, with notable communication gaps in interdisciplinary handoffs. We suggest some features that would improve the handoff usability and effectiveness for interdisciplinary medical and nursing teams while potentially improving patient safety.

Proportion of Individuals With Past-Year Suicidal Ideation Who Attempted Suicide Over the Past 10 Years in the United States, and the Influence of Age and Sex

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Shannon Lange ◽  
Courtney Bagge ◽  
Charlotte Probst ◽  
Jürgen Rehm
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Random Effects ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Past ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Age Category

Abstract. Background: In recent years, the rate of death by suicide has been increasing disproportionately among females and young adults in the United States. Presumably this trend has been mirrored by the proportion of individuals with suicidal ideation who attempted suicide. Aim: We aimed to investigate whether the proportion of individuals in the United States with suicidal ideation who attempted suicide differed by age and/or sex, and whether this proportion has increased over time. Method: Individual-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2008–2017, were used to estimate the year-, age category-, and sex-specific proportion of individuals with past-year suicidal ideation who attempted suicide. We then determined whether this proportion differed by age category, sex, and across years using random-effects meta-regression. Overall, age category- and sex-specific proportions across survey years were estimated using random-effects meta-analyses. Results: Although the proportion was found to be significantly higher among females and those aged 18–25 years, it had not significantly increased over the past 10 years. Limitations: Data were self-reported and restricted to past-year suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Conclusion: The increase in the death by suicide rate in the United States over the past 10 years was not mirrored by the proportion of individuals with past-year suicidal ideation who attempted suicide during this period.

Educational Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu - A Profile

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siluvai Raja
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

Education has been considered as an indispensable asset of every individual, community and nation today. Indias higher education system is the third largest in the world, after China and the United States (World Bank). Tamil Nadu occupies the first place in terms of possession of higher educational institutions in the private sector in the country with over 46 percent(27) universities, 94 percent(464) professional colleges and 65 percent(383) arts and science colleges(2011). Studies to understand the profile of the entrepreneurs providing higher education either in India or Tamil Nadu were hardly available. This paper attempts to map the demographic profile of the entrepreneurs providing higher education in Arts and Science colleges in Tamil Nadu through an empirical analysis, carried out among 25 entrepreneurs spread across the state. This paper presents a summary of major inferences of the analysis.

Selznick beyond Hollywood

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Platte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Third ◽  
Farewell To Arms

Selznick’s co-productions with elite European filmmakers contrast noticeably with his Hollywood work. The Third Man’s hyper-stylized cinematography and solo zither score by Anton Karas resemble no other Selznick film, partly because Selznick’s role was much reduced. But with subsequent European co-productions the producer sought to reinsert himself into the music. This chapter traces these battles as they unfolded on the soundtrack, with Selznick reasserting his creative voice through re-edited versions distributed only in the United States. Most striking is the case of Stazione Termini, which Selznick released as Indiscretion of an American Wife. With Alessandro Cicognini’s score re-edited by Audray Granville, music in the new version does different work from its cinematic sibling. In his final productions, including Mario Nascimbene’s music for A Farewell to Arms, Selznick’s use of music to structure narrative and develop commercial appeal re-emerges as one of the producer’s greatest priorities.

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