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Telephone Triage and Patient Safety

The Doctors Company, a professional liability insurer for physicians, has a "Knowledge Center" on its website that contains lots of useful information. Here is a great example.  In "Telephone Safety and Patient Triage,"  the writer explains that "implementing an effective telephone triage system in the office practice can improve physician-patient…

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SVMIC Financial Results – 2010

State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company (SVMIC) had another outstanding year in 2010.  Here are some highlights from its "2010 Report to Policyholders:" Surplus (think: net worth) increased almost 20% to $444 million, up from $364 million in 2009. Earned premiums dropped to $218 million, due to a significant rate reduction…

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Patients Are Dying From Unheard Alarms

The Boston Globe reports that more than 2000 people died in a period of a little more than five years because of issues arising from alarms on hospitalized patients.  The cause in many cases:  personnel did not notice that the alarms were sounding or ignored them. From the article:  …

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Adverse Event Protocol in Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has released this Adverse Event Protocol discussing what should be done when things go bad for a patient receiving or who is under anesthesia. As the author of the plan explains, the "plan of action will help minimize damage to the patient (and also to…

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Lies, Damn Lies and Medical Malpractice Reform

Tennessee consumers injured by medical negligence are facing a full assault on their right to trial by jury.  Some members of the new General Assembly seem hell-bent on placing arbitrary caps on damages, notwithstanding the fact that medical malpractice lawsuits are down over 40% and malpractice insurer profits are soaring.…

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Preventing and Management of Operating Room Fires

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has created a video that discusses how to prevent and manage fires that occur in the operating room. The video is 18 minutes long and was released in February 2010. Here is what the organization says about operating room fires: The most notable finding when…

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