PorterQI’s Post

Have you ever noticed how admission orders can be corrected, but a faulty discharge is nearly impossible to correct? Today's episode explores fake deaths, inaccurate discharges, and how to begin solving for "resurrection errors" in healthcare. Key Points: -Fake deaths are common -Computers do not believe in resurrection -Discharges are surprisingly inflexible Listen on your favorite podcast, or visit https://lnkd.in/gCTszp73 #fakedeaths #healthcare #cpoe #patientsafety

Safety: Worth A Fortune (free article) “Some of the tools used by the Ocean’s 11 team were confusion, unplanned changes, faulty equipment, emotionally charged incidents, fear, and people arguing. Have you ever been to a healthcare organization that lacked confusion, unplanned changes, faulty equipment, emotionally charged incidents, fear, and people arguing? It’s like a guide to an average day at work! Yet, each factor can cause employees to become reactionary rather than proactive.” https://lnkd.in/gakRrp5w

The Perfect Heist in Patient Safety (15 mins) What can a con-man teach us about patient safety? Sometimes normal human reactions are just what is needed to breach protocol and result in harm. Today's episode explores the relationship between the perfect heist and safety culture. Key Points: -Reaction Videos -Dual Auditing -Decoys and False Alarms Listen on your favorite podcast site, or visit https://lnkd.in/gCTszp73 #patientsafety #alarmfatigue #infectioncontrol #healthcare #healthcarequality #perfectheist #safetyculture

"Jarvis, Fetch My Labs!" Today's article for members discusses a novel technology that helps clinics in the developing world get access to lab results with just a small device and a smart phone: "...the researchers said something fascinating: They decided that it was better to leap to the latest technology rather than work through all the intermediaries." #healthcareinnovation #healthcaretech #artificialintelligence #continuousimprovement https://lnkd.in/g3uaSb5V

Infectious disease fascinates me. When the State of Texas offers a free certification program in pandemic preparedness, including courses in epidemiology and infectious disease, I'm eager to sign up. Tune in to hear some of what I loved, what I didn't love, and why access to this type of knowledge is a great opportunity overall. Key Points: -Public Health History in Texas -Research Hesitancy -Neglected Tropical Diseases Listen on your favorite podcast site, or visit https://lnkd.in/gCTszp73. #infectioncontrol #continuingeducation #nursing #texashistory #healthcare

Free Public Health Infectious Disease Training I have exciting news if you are a Texas healthcare nerd whose heart skips a beat at the words “infectious disease.” I love studying things like how to measure the virulence of an infectious disease outbreak, so I was thrilled when I discovered a wonderful opportunity for Texas residents in the science of disease surveillance and public health data analytics: the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute’s (TEPHI) free Pandemic Preparedness certification offered through the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health. And even better, the certification is free for Texas residents! Click the article below to learn more about the experience: https://lnkd.in/gQZZGpj2 #infectioncontrol #preparedness #healthcare #infectionprevention #publichealth

Do We Need Triage in Primary Care? (14 mins) Have you noticed how busy the clinic waiting rooms are becoming? As the largest living generation retires from providing care and seeks to receive it, our primary care models are experiencing new challenges. This episode seeks to focus our efforts on an improvement mindset as we manage the surge of patients. Key Points: -Blocking the Door -Black Friday in Healthcare -Primary Care Triage Listen on your favorite podcast site, or visit: https://lnkd.in/gCTszp73 #healthcare #burnout #primarycare #triage #providerburden

How Do We Triage in Primary Care? “…a heavy burden rests on primary care to coordinate healthcare throughout the system. This is the real burden of primary care – it’s not the patient complexity or the volume or the staffing issues – it is the burden of working in a disorganized and complicated system.” https://lnkd.in/gnQfC-2e

A Patient Safety Approach to Medical Billing (16 mins) Have you ever been asked to sign that you'll pay whatever is "leftover" from your bill -- without knowing the total? This episode uses a risk approach to discuss the expectation that patients must promise to pay to an infinite and undefinable cost, and shares solutions that fit a patient safety model using clear communication and patient-empowered decision-making. Key Points: -The Blank Check -Transparency Laws in Practice -Patient-Driven Billing Listen on your favorite podcast site, or visit https://lnkd.in/gCTszp73 #medicalbilling #medicalbills #patientsafety #financialhealth #healthcare #healthcarequality

What is the “Mortality Index” and Why Should I Care? (free article) "Have you ever wondered if your facility is especially good or bad at taking care of certain patients? You’re not alone. ... Sometimes, it’s just hard to get perspective on these things. That’s why we try to sample data to get an idea of where we stand on performance. But how do you account for all those individual characteristics and unique variables?" Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gREVFdTu #healthcaredata #healthcare #qualityimprovement #mortality