TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
Ebola is Spreading Rapidly and is "Out of Control" in Africa As the death toll climbs toward 1,000 in the worst Ebola outbreak in history, two American Missionaries who contracted the disease while treating patients in West Africa, were scheduled to be...
In 2009, we wrote a series of articles for the Washington Examiner about the waves of H1N1 spreading across the country and the Public Healthcare System's lack of preparedness. The following is a summary of the articles along with links to the originals....
There is a difference between clinical safety and physical safety and this difference is neither understood nor acknowledged by the trade publications that create lists – and run advertisements of- the “Best†hospitals. The lack of Clinical Safety and the...
This post is a quick update on some important biological threats that we have noticed lately. It is not a deep analysis, relying on some good articles linked here with some important highlights. Ebola outbreak in West Africa To date, the mortality rate is...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 2014 Update: How the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally Executive Summary from Mirror, Mirror “The United States health care system is the most expensive in the world, but this report and prior editions...
As the VA scandal unfolds and we watch the talking heads go back and forth on how to minimize waiting times and improve continuity of care, the Congress is acting like this is all a big surprise. Watching the CSPAN hearings today and seeing what testimony was...
Veterans Administration Secretary General Shinseki resigned his position Friday after a meeting with the President, according to this Washington Post report, falling on his sword to eliminate distractions as the VA scrambles to fix widespread failures to provide...
In what appears to be the first US case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a man has been quarantined in Munster, Indiana with MERS. The disease has reportedly infected over 370 people in Saudi Arabia, with a 30% fatality rate. According to the Chicago...
As we were reviewing the events that led up to adding 3178-P Proposed Rule into the Federal Register, we looked back over the available guidance going back to 9/11 to identify sources that might have saved lives in Katrina and other major disasters. We found two...
Originally published in our book “Unready: To err is human – the other neglected side of Hospital Safety and Security†July, 2010 and as relevant four years later as it was on day one. Two stabbings in separate UCLA...
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