Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…
Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…
Claims by deaf and hard of hearing patients against their healthcare providers are increasingly common. These claims tend to allege that providers fail to provide in-person interpreters or that they delay treatment or refuse to accept deaf or hard of…
Many office practices do not have any policies or processes in place to reduce the risk of workplace violence. Indeed, unless your practice has experienced a serious event, it is probable that you haven’t thought much about this particular risk….
Sepsis remains a time-critical emergency. As with stroke, trauma and heart attack, the identification and response to sepsis should be urgent and protocol-based. This course discusses how mortality has been reduced where multidisciplinary hospital teams have implemented screening tools, standardized…
The incidence of burnout has risen to the extent that 40% to 70% of physician and nurse populations have at least one symptom of burnout. Researchers are finding that healthcare systems changes must accompany personal resilience strategies before we will…
Chest pain is the second most common presenting complaint in the ED accounting for 6 million visits in the US annually and about 2 million of them are discharged to home from the Emergency Department. Of those patients discharged to…
Surgical residents do not always call the attending physician about critical patient events, believing that it is not necessary or that the call will not be welcome. Failure to call for help is associated with failure to rescue, adverse events…
This course is comprised of an in-depth dialog of key critical topics identified as impacting patient healthcare safety. In this activity, a participant will discover the burden of medical errors on the patient and healthcare system, contributing factors for medical…
DynaMed activities will inform and support physicians’ and nurse practitioners’ clinical decisions by providing structured, self-directed online learning on topics relevant to clinical practice. The DynaMed activities will improve the decision-making and clinical skills of physicians and nurse practitioners within…
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