Improving the Odds for a Chance at Life
Tens of thousands of people owe their lives to extracorporeal life support (ECLS) — a treatment that uses mechanical devices to perform the work of… Read More »Improving the Odds for a Chance at Life
The Risks of the 15-Minute Doctor’s Appointment
How would you react if you sent your sputtering car to the auto mechanic, and they stopped trying to diagnose the problem after 15 minutes?… Read More »The Risks of the 15-Minute Doctor’s Appointment
It’s Not All About the Checklist: The Power of Believing and Belonging
Trine Engebretsen was clinging to life. It was the early 1980s, and the girl had a genetic liver disorder that would kill her if she… Read More »It’s Not All About the Checklist: The Power of Believing and Belonging
5 Lessons for Creating Health Care Performance Dashboards
In recent years, Johns Hopkins Medicine has grown increasingly sophisticated in its use of patient safety and quality dashboards, not just to spur internal improvement… Read More »5 Lessons for Creating Health Care Performance Dashboards
Why It’s So Hard to Pick the Right Hospital
Selecting the right hospital to receive care can save your life, lower your risks of getting a complication, or even reduce your financial hardship. The… Read More »Why It’s So Hard to Pick the Right Hospital
Patient Care: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Talking to health care professionals about the importance of loving your patients and colleagues — as I often do — might raise eyebrows. How can we be… Read More »Patient Care: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Seeking the Right Stuff for Teams: In the Hospital or Distant Space
Wanted: Talented, highly driven individuals to take on multiyear work assignment with potential for benefiting humankind. Requires the highest levels of technical skill, teamwork and… Read More »Seeking the Right Stuff for Teams: In the Hospital or Distant Space
Patient Safety at 15: How Much Have We Grown?
Fifteen-year anniversaries often come and go without fuss, overlooked in favor of those we can mark in full decades. Yet recently, at Johns Hopkins and… Read More »Patient Safety at 15: How Much Have We Grown?
Why White Coats Should Be Optional
Would my white lab coat be better put to use when I carve the Christmas roast than when seeing patients? After all, we know that… Read More »Why White Coats Should Be Optional
Five Steps to Innovative Solutions for Health Care Improvement
In my role as the patient safety innovation coordinator for the Armstrong Institute, I spend a lot of time helping clinicians improve processes in health… Read More »Five Steps to Innovative Solutions for Health Care Improvement