Adjunct Articles & Resources

Patient Safety Network: Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to Cardiac Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy (2024)
Ascension Presentation Achieving High Reliability Through Comprehensive Event Reporting (2019)
The Doctors Company Nurse Practitioner Closed Claims Study (2017)

Resources from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) https://www.ahrq.gov/

WebM&M (Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web) features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) readers.
When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
WebM&M (Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web) features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) readers.
Multiple Levels Involved in Prescribing the Wrong Medication
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-levels-involved-prescribing-wrong-medication
UF Health Center Improves Teamwork Among Staff and Health Outcomes in Diabetes Patients Using TeamSTEPPS
https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201902.html
AHRQ Analysis Finds Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declined By Nearly 1 Million From 2014 to 2017
https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/hac-rates-declined.html
Impact of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Perinatal Care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/32788/Impact-of-the-Agency-for-Healthcare-Research-and-Qualitys-Safety-Program-for-Perinatal-Care
The opioid crisis: origins, trends, policies, and the roles of pharmacists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/32986/The-opioid-crisis-origins-trends-policies-and-the-roles-of-pharmacists
Abandon the term “second victim.”
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/32797/Abandon-the-term-second-victim
A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication disability: highlighting an invisible population.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/32970/A-systematic-review-of-falls-in-hospital-for-patients-with-communication-disability-highlighting-an-invisible-population

Resources from American College Health Association (ACHA) www.acha.org

Gen Z Takeover: As demand for mental health services grows, colleges give students new tools
https://www.educationdive.com/news/gen-z-takeover-as-demand-for-mental-health-services-grows-colleges-give-s/552475/?fbclid=IwAR1I0n0yX5tnqfy4V2FRZp5_X1d3J8Devyg5muGOcOV-ZXYj7l7W3pRQWv8

Resources from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recently developed an Obstetric Care Consensus, reaffirming the goals of necessary maternal care, reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, and providing standardized frameworks for addressing maternal health.
https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Obstetric-Care-Consensus-Series/Levels-of-Maternal-Care

Resources from American Medical Association (AMA) https://www.ama-assn.org/

American Medical Association Advocacy Resource Center: Issue brief: Reports of increases in opioid- and other drug-related overdose and other concerns during COVID pandemic
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-10/issue-brief-increases-in-opioid-related-overdose.pdf

Resources from American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) https://www.ashrm.org/

Patients with behavioral health disorders receive treatment in every segment of health care, not just the inpatient setting. An evolution is underway in how our health care system manages patients with behavioral health disorders, because of ever-changing realities and limited resources. The ASHRM/AHA Behavioral Health White Paper Series offers guidelines for managing these patients beyond the inpatient setting and a list of resources to assist providers.
https://www.ashrm.org/ashrm-behavioral-health-white-paper-series

Resources from California Hospital Association Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO) https://www.chpso.org/

Surgical Fires: Lessons Learned from the CHPSO Database
https://www.chpso.org/lessons-learned/surgical-fires-lessons-learned-chpso-database
Sepsis Alerts – CHPSO Safe Table Forum
https://www.chpso.org/event/sepsis-alerts-chpso-safe-table-forum
Webinar: Behavioral Health Collaborative in the Emergency Department
https://www.chpso.org/event/webinar-behavioral-health-collaborative-emergency-department

Resources from Controlled Risk Insurance Company (CRICO) https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Clinician-Resources

In the Name of Respect
https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Clinician-Resources/Newsletter-and-Publication/2021/SPS-May-In-the-Name-of-Respect
Best Medical Practices Course: Maximizing Skills, Minimizing Risk in the Primary Care Setting
https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/About-CRICO/Events/Events/2019/November/BMP-2019
When Things Go Wrong for Residents
https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Clinician-Resources/Newsletter-and-Publication/2017/SPS-When-Things-Go-Wrong-for-Residents
Some Good News about Medical Malpractice in America
https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Clinician-Resources/Newsletter-and-Publication/2019/SPS-Some-Good-News-about-Medical-Malpractice-in-America

Resources from Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI Institute) https://www.ecri.org/

Device Dislodgement: A Common but Sometimes Harmful Event
https://www.ecri.org/EmailResources/Risk_Management_eSource/PSONav1118_Handout.pdf

Resources from The Florida Chamber of Commerce https://www.flchamber.com/

Practicing Medicine in Florida Hurting Your Pocketbook?
https://www.flchamber.com/practicing-medicine-in-florida-hurting-hour-pocketbook/

Resources from Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety (FSHRMPS) https://fshrmps.org/

Resources from Harvard Business Review (HBR) https://hbr.org/

How Pharmacists Can Help Ensure That Patients Take Their Medicines
https://hbr.org/2019/01/how-pharmacists-can-help-ensure-that-patients-take-their-medicines

Resources from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) http://www.ihi.org/

Redefining ‘Best Practice’: How Conventional Thinking Holds Us Back
http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/lets-reinvent-the-wheel-and-redefine-best-practice

Resources from Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (PSQH) https://www.psqh.com/

Study: Cancer, Vascular Events, and Infections Make Up Most High-Harm Malpractice Claims
https://www.psqh.com/news/study-cancer-vascular-events-and-infections-make-up-most-high-harm-malpractice-claims/

Resources from ShandsCare University of Florida Health https://shandscair.ufhealth.org/

Upcoming Event: Caring for Critical Kids Conference
https://squareup.com/market/shandscair-flight-program

Resources from U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform https://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/

Survey Ranks Florida’s Lawsuit Climate Among Nation’s Worst
https://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/resource/survey-ranks-floridas-lawsuit-climate-among-nations-worst
2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey, Ranking the States, A Survey of the Fairness and Reasonableness of State Liability Systems
https://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/uploads/pdfs/2019_Harris_Poll_State_Lawsuit_Climate_Ranking_the_States.pdf

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