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The Institute for Patient- and Family- Centered Care has a great set of resources and tools to change the concept of families as “visitors” to families as partners, and recognizes the University of Washington Medical Center as an exemplar facility.
As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to give patients … Read More..
by Dr. Randal Moseley Medical Director of Quality, Confluence Health The problem of overdiagnosis has been gaining attention in both medical and lay literature. Overdiagnosis occurs when testing determines that something is truly abnormal, but this discovery does not result in benefit for the patient. This is not to be confused with misdiagnosis, which is…
When making health care decisions, patients are often faced with two extremes. One approach is simply asking patients to make care choices based on their own ideas of care. This assumes a patient understands their condition and has obtained good information about their choices. … Read More.
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission will offer a Patient Safety Day in February: Caring for Patients by Caring for Providers
AHRQ is offering TeamSTEPPS Master Training online as an accredited course for health care professionals interested in improving patient safety and health care quality. TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based teamwork approach to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. … Read More.
by Cathie Furman, RN Senior Vice President, Quality and Compliance, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle As lead executive of Quality and Compliance for an organization that was named a Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, I am often asked to share the Virginia Mason story. I usually tell people who are truly…
Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Only 12% of adults in the US have proficient health literacy. Over a third of US adults have difficulty with … Read More.
The sections for Patients and Families and the News and Events will remain available to all. The Resource Library and the section for Providers and Others will be restricted. Resources from past events such as webinars and conferences will be available to members only … Read More.
The Medication Reconciliation and Second Victim workgroups welcome your participation. If you’re interested and want to know more, or want to just check out one of the meetings … Read More.
