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Lady Macbeth had it right: Wash your hands, over and over.
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Small wonder the first response of many of the nation's physicians to the accountable care model for reform is one of skepticism.
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WARNING: You are about to enter a facility that poses a threat to your hearing and your health—the hospital.
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Mistake-proofing is the use of process or design features to prevent errors or prevent the negative impact of those errors.
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The physician shortage that is just beginning will have a significant impact on healthcare delivery in the U.S. Since the 1980s, when the Association of American Medical Colleges predicted an oversupply of physicians, medical school graduation rates have been flat. Fast-forward 30 years, and we are...
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For most of the 20th century, the over-65 age group outpaced the growth of all other age groups in the U.S., and by 2030 one in five Americans will be over 65 years old. Patients over age 65 are the highest users of healthcare services. They will have six to seven healthcare encounters a year,...
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It is a difficult time to be practicing medicine, managing a healthcare organization or delivering healthcare. There are pressures on us from all sides, and financial considerations and cutbacks seem to create constraints to safe and efficient care. We are tasked with doing more with less while...
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