Posts Tagged ‘Doctors’

Physician Transformation

Recently, I was in my pediatrician’s office and I noticed staff members carrying around a mini laptop to enter the information about my child’s visit. Adopting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is part of the requirement in achieving “meaningful use” for physician offices. Witnessing first-hand the use of such technology instead of paper is refreshing. […]

What is the Swiss Cheese Model of Harm?

The 2012 Patient Safety Summit last month had an amazing slate of speakers that were inspiring! Dr. Bob Wachter’s presentations provided keen insights into historical perspectives of patient safety and contributing factors of medical mistakes. One example was that physicians today manage on average 150 medications where as the iconic “Marcus Welby, M.D.” would have […]