Here are five studies and stories on medical errors from the last two weeks from Becker's Hospital Review, starting with the most recent.
1. Physicians and nurses are not consistent in effectively communicating via telephone during after-hours, prompting the need for communication and decision-making interventions in this setting, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal for Quality and Safety.
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2. A group of healthcare organizations is working to develop new standards for medical tubing to prevent tubing misconnection errors.
3. Preliminary data show the medical reconciliation process has fewer errors when conducted by a pharmacist, according to a report in MedPage Today.
4. In a study done at Boston Children's Hospital, a multifaceted handoff bundle resulted in 45.8 percent less medical errors, according to an article posted in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
5. A cardiac technician at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for infecting 45 patients with Hepatitis C, according to a CBS News report.
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