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Category Archives: Medical errors
Compassion Fatigue and Medical Errors
Compassion fatigue is a condition that often affects caregivers, such as people caring for a loved one at home, and those in the helping professions, such as nursing, medicine, social work and so on. It is most common in people … Continue reading
Medical Errors Conference next month
We’ve received notice of a conference next month in Ontario. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions wants to let you know about an upcoming conference being held on June 4th, 2012 in Toronto, ON. The conference will feature the contributors … Continue reading
Hiring and firing healthcare workers with substance abuse problems
It is not so easy at times for healthcare employers to spot potential employees with drug problems. A person applying for a job may remain free of drugs during the period of a pre-employment physical and urine testing for drugs. … Continue reading
Electronic Health Records: A Promise not Kept
Did you know there is a good chance that the computer at the clinic or medical practice where you get care cannot communicate with the computer in the hospital or emergency department? Why should you care? Because you are at … Continue reading
Patient safety: a success story
Prevention of medical errors starts with correct medical orders and diagnosis. When that does not happen, the healthcare team is expected to question orders that are incorrect and don’t make sense. This narration tells the story of a patient injured … Continue reading
