This course will provide you with an overview of value in health care. We’ll start by distinguishing between cost and value, and understanding how both of these concepts relate to quality. We’ll introduce you to the growing problem of health…
This three-lesson course will explore health disparities – what they are, why they occur, and how you can help reduce them in your local setting. After discussing the current (and alarming) picture in lesson 1, we’ll dive into Lesson 2…
In this one-lesson course, we’ll introduce you to patient and family shadowing, a valuable exercise for health professions students and health care professionals at any stage of their career. You’ll learn five steps for using shadowing to better empathize with…
Handoffs in anesthesiology are very variable and can easily lead to errors, complications and even deaths. This CME module will define the parameters important for safe anesthesia handoffs. Anesthesiologists and CRNAs will understand the different checklists and mnemonics that can…
Chronic Kidney Disease is of high prevalence, increases with age, and is a great burden at end-stage. Patient outcomes are known to be significantly improved with early identification and intervention, but CKD remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. There are numerous barriers…
The ED is an error-prone environment, and is perhaps the most handoff-intense setting in all of healthcare. While sign-out is a point where error may be introduced, it is also a point where error may be caught and corrected. Standardized…
According to the Institute of Medicine Report, there is substantial evidence that 1 in every 10 diagnoses is wrong. To improve the quality of healthcare and patient safety, physicians should know the causes of medical errors (cognitive, system-related, overconfidence) how…
How is the legal relationship between health care practitioners and patients defined? The relationship is primarily based in contract law and highly dependent on an analysis of specific facts and state law. In some cases, the law may define a…
It is estimated that only half of those infected with Hepatitis C Virus in the US are diagnosed and perhaps a third receive treatment. The arrival of new direct-acting antiviral medications with high cure rates has spurred the creation of…
Four out of five prescriptions for psychotropic medications in the US are prescribed by primary care providers. Psychotropic medications have a relatively high rate of adverse side effects, and are an increasing source of claims for medical malpractice. Clinical practice…
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