What does it mean to treat patients and families with dignity and respect? It means that health care providers listen to and honor patient and family perspectives and choices. Providers incorporate patient and family knowledge, values, beliefs, and cultural background…
The relationship between patient and provider is changing. Many health care systems aim to provide not only high-quality services, but also patient-centered care that advances the unique health goals of each person and family. In this course, you’ll learn about…
When you think of a leader, who comes to mind? A president? A CEO? This course will teach you a different idea of leadership: No matter your position or formal title, you can be a leader. In this course, you’ll…
With the rise of social media as a preferred communication platform, every industry has become a target of negative reviews. The rise in websites that facilitate negative commentary has proliferated. Unfortunately, negative comments are often divisive, angry, and can feel…
Miscommunication is a primary root cause of perinatal injury and death. Current evidence links miscommunication to 56% of sentinel events and an increase in medical-legal malpractice claims. Since 2005, national professional and patient safety organizations endorse and support the use…
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…
This internet activity will provide data and analysis of actual claims of EMTALA violations, showing what factors caused the patient claim to win and the hospital to lose. It will also show the array of penalties that may be levied…
The CDC estimates that almost 50,000 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur each year, approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with the virus, and approximately 20% of those people infected are unaware of their…
According to the most recent CDC findings: 22.3% of women (nearly 1 in 4) and 14% of men (1 in 7) have experienced severe physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner. 19% of women (1 in 5) and 1.7% of…
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