This microlesson emphasizes the importance of addressing and reporting adverse events and highlights the role physicians play in patient safety and quality improvement. By reporting both adverse events and near misses, physicians can help uncover system failures and reduce preventable…
Adverse event reports help uncover system weaknesses, making them an important part of patient safety. This microlesson provides physicians with the requirements and best practices to produce accurate and timely adverse event reports. This microlesson is part of a four-part…
In the aftermath of an adverse event, it is crucial to learn from mistakes and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence. This microlesson focuses on Quality Improvement (QI) implementation tools and demonstrates how to design and test changes effectively. In…
In health care settings, thorough investigations are vital for identifying design flaws and process errors. This microlesson focuses on root cause analysis (RCA), a type of investigation designed to identify the underlying causes of events. Through case studies and interactive…
This playbook is intended for physicians and leaders who seek to reduce administrative burden, improve practice efficiency and teamwork, and optimize day-to-day clinical operations.
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about screening children for structural drivers of health. The featured guests are Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH, a professor of Family Community…
The key to reducing unnecessary work is to involve the entire care team in sharing the workload. This microlesson provides collaborative strategies to maintain patient care workflows while freeing up physician time to enhance the focus on patient interactions.
Physician burnout is an epidemic in the US health care system and it is vital to stop the unnecessary workload that physicians face to improve practice efficiency and lead to an improved culture at the organizational level. This microlesson provides…
Ensuring physician well-being allows physicians to better care for patients and engage in or advocate for system-level changes. This microlesson provides five steps to promote well-being and resilience and outlines strategies to implement into daily practice.
Physician stress and burnout impacts physician health, performance, and the quality of patient care. This microlesson explains the adverse impacts of stress and focuses on the benefits of prioritizing physician well-being to reduce levels of burnout, increase ease in navigating…
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