The other day I was interviewing a physician who is an expert in patient safety and who teaches medical students and residents at a major teaching hospital. We were discussing […]
Does anybody read the New York Times. I do and today a really important picture was on the first page. It looked like this. Check it out carefully. Here is […]
The other day a reporter from Nurse Zone called me to tell me she was doing a story on things nurses can do to improve relations with physicians. Her […]
Just wanted to post this commentary that I wrote for the Journal of Interprofessional Care on our play Bedside Manners. Hope you find it of interest. J Interprof Care, […]
Several weeks ago, I was talking with nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals about their efforts to enhance patient safety at a large and prestigious teaching hospital. The group [...]
I just flew to Orlando on Friday to attend a conference at the AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obsterical and Neo-Natal Nurses). On the flight I sat next to a […]
This just appeared in Beyond Chron Public vs. Private Sector Accountability at VA, GM by Suzanne Gordon If anyone thinks that the private sector can serve the needs of the […]
Just saw this important article, which everyone should read and pass on. Guess what? Team training works. Who woulda thunk it? (Just kidding) BMJ Qual Saf 2014;23:359-372 [...]
In our book Beyond the Checklist: What Else Healthcare Can Learn from Aviation Safety and Teamwork and in an essay on “Teams, Teamwork, and Team Intelligence” that I did for […]