Insights from the Armstrong Institute
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back," goes an oft-quoted Chinese proverb. That’s the philosophy behind peer support programs, which help connect people… Read More »Paving the Way for Peer Support Programs
C. Michael Armstrong has long been more than the namesake of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. His commitment goes beyond making generous… Read More »After Surviving a Medical Error, Mike Armstrong Vowed ‘Never Again’
One night, a woman is examined in the emergency department complaining of vertigo. Her physician orders a CT scan, and when the tests come back… Read More »Why Public Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Might Come Sooner than You Think
Fifteen years ago, if you wanted to carve out a career niche in patient safety, you had to be resourceful — and a tad lucky. I… Read More »With New Online Patient Safety Specialization, Class is Always in Session
- By Elliott Haut and Brandyn Lau on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism Collaborative You pack a healthy lunch for your child, but… Read More »Seeing It Through: Confronting the Danger of Missed Blood Clot Prophylaxis
In 2009, Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn. upended the classic "deny and defend" approach to fighting malpractice lawsuits and instituted a communication-and-resolution program. In… Read More »A New Focus — and Journal — at the Intersection of Patient Safety, Legal and Risk
None of us wants to live in a world without access to lifesaving antibiotics. No patient should be subject to an allergic reaction or organ… Read More »The Psychology Behind Antibiotic Misuse
If there was a wonder drug to save the lives of infants with serious heart abnormalities, doctors would be sure to prescribe it. Parents would… Read More »Blockbuster Data: How Reporting Surgical Volumes Could Save Lives
Saving their hospital nearly $2 million a year wasn't the goal for Albert Wu and Cheryl Connors when they created a program to support traumatized colleagues.… Read More »Supporting ‘Second Victims’ Also Helps Hospital Budgets
Over a decade ago, I consulted on a project for the U.S. Air Force involving very large-scale simulations. These "war games" involved more than 1,500… Read More »“War Gaming” for Patient Safety