Sep 1, 2011
Some say little has improved in the 12 years since the Institute of Medicine drew the nation’s attention to the unacceptable number of “adverse unexpected events”—read “errors”—in U.S. hospitals. Virtual Mentor spoke with Dr. David Classen, associate professor of medicine at the University of Utah, about...
Sep 1, 2011
One initiative in the system wide, concerted effort to bring medical errors under control has been the development of patient safety training and educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health professionals. Virtual Mentor spoke with Patricia Sokol, RN, JD, senior policy analyst at the American Medical...