TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
Today, two interesting events coincided: the release of IAHSS Gun Screening Standards and the killing of a hospital guard in the lobby of the New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital in Concord. According to AP News, the victim was named Bradley...
This post was originally published in 2014 and given the outrageous bombing of the Gaza Hospital yesterday that reportedly killed over 500 people, we feel it is relevant to post thoughts on previous International terrorist attacks on hospitals with links to extremist...
This is the first of a three post series on the failure of external accreditation mechanisms to make the US Health Care Industry safer. The first post will serve as background and discuss the current state of Clinical Safety, while the next two will discuss All...
In the Ferguson, Missouri case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a white police officer, we have seen how quickly tensions can boil over; escalating from a small group of protesters to a full blown riot in the space of a few hours, and even minutes. Politics...
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...
Editor’s Note: As we see the CMS-3178-P Rule find its’ way into the Federal Register, we pulled out a few posts from 2009 that pointed to the need for tighter regulations, especially given the failures in preparation in Joplin and...
The Life You Save Could be Your Own, or that of Your Loved Ones This is a summary points made in our 2010 book "UNREADY: TO ERR IS HUMAN: The other Neglected Side of Hospital Safety and Security". Existing national efforts to protect patients from unnecessary...
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. Due to length, we have broken...
Our last two Examiner posts have dealt with the tragic Ft. Hood domestic terrorist attack: Untold Casualties: Fort Hood Partial List Excerpt: The horrors of the recent slaughter at Fort Hood, TX, represent only a partial list of military victims of Army psychiatrist...
Your email address will not be published and we will never sell or share your contact information
