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4 Lessons Learned from the Death of Joan Rivers
By Kenneth P. Rothfield, M.D., M.B.A., Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Saint Agnes Hospital (Baltimore, MD), Lynn Razzano, RN, MSN, ONCC (Clinical Nurse Consultant, Physician-Patient Alliance...
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Weekly Must Reads in Patient Safety (Sep 12, 2014)
News about the death of comedian John Rivers has dominated much of the healthcare news coverage. As with any celebrity incident, like this one, where there are still many questions the answers to which...
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Weekly Must Reads in Patient Safety (Sep 19, 2014)
As you may be tired of reading about the death of Joan Rivers, we thought that we’d highlight some important practice recommendations instead … … and then just one article on Joan Rivers. Not only is...
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Medical standards of care and the Joan Rivers death
By Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety), Frank Overdyk, MSEE, MD (Professor of Anesthesiology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine), Lynn...
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Top 10 Opioid Safety Articles in 2014
Of the more than 125 articles we posted in 2014, below are 10 of the most read and most discussed articles on opioid safety (order is by publication date). As you read through these articles, please...
View Article4 Lessons Learned from the Death of Joan Rivers
By Kenneth P. Rothfield, M.D., M.B.A., Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Saint Agnes Hospital (Baltimore, MD), Lynn Razzano, RN, MSN, ONCC (Clinical Nurse Consultant, Physician-Patient Alliance...
View ArticleWeekly Must Reads in Patient Safety (Sep 12, 2014)
News about the death of comedian John Rivers has dominated much of the healthcare news coverage. As with any celebrity incident, like this one, where there are still many questions the answers to which...
View ArticleWeekly Must Reads in Patient Safety (Sep 19, 2014)
As you may be tired of reading about the death of Joan Rivers, we thought that we’d highlight some important practice recommendations instead … … and then just one article on Joan Rivers. Not only is...
View ArticleMedical standards of care and the Joan Rivers death
By Michael Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety), Frank Overdyk, MSEE, MD (Professor of Anesthesiology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine), Lynn...
View ArticleTop 10 Opioid Safety Articles in 2014
Of the more than 125 articles we posted in 2014, below are 10 of the most read and most discussed articles on opioid safety (order is by publication date). As you read through these articles, please...
View ArticleWhat Did Joan Rivers Die From?
Reports WomensHealth: As more details emerge about Joan Rivers’ death, one thing is clear: It could have been prevented. When it comes to elective surgery, even famous people – who have access to the...
View ArticleOutpatient Centers vs. Hospitals: Lessons Learned from the Death of Joan Rivers
The headline of a recent Washington Post article reads “Joan Rivers’s death spurs new look at outpatient centers”. Although ABC News reports that the outpatient center that treated Joan Rivers is...
View ArticleJoan Rivers’ Death & Safety Considerations for Outpatient Surgery & Pregnant...
Lynn Razzano, RN, MSN, ONCC (Clinical Nurse Consultant, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety) wrote about the safety considerations for outpatient surgery that we can learn from the...
View ArticleCase Studies in Improving Patient Safety and Health Outcomes Through Capnography
Dr. Melissa Langhan (Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine) discusses case studies to improve patient safety through capnography. Recent deaths – comedian Joan Rivers and 17-year-old Sydney...
View ArticleWeekly Must Reads in Patient Safety and Health Care (September 11, 2015)
Weekly Must Reads in Patient Safety and Health Care (September 11, 2015) What has changed a year after Joan Rivers’ death? According to USA Today – the answer is “nothing much of consequence”: On the...
View ArticleDeath of Joan Rivers a Wake Up Call for Surgical Centers and Patients
At this year’s OR Excellence conference, Kenneth P. Rothfield, M.D., M.B.A. (System Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, St. Vincent’s Healthcare, Jacksonville, FL) will discuss why the death of...
View ArticleWeekly Must Reads in Patient Safety and Health Care (October 23, 2015) –...
Better treatment starts with the right diagnosis; or, as Dr. N. Sapkota, a board certified internist put it on his website – “How does the doctor find out what is wrong with you? Well, basically you...
View ArticleWhat do Joan Rivers and Katherine O’Donnell Have in Common?
Joan Rivers and Katherine O’Donnell underwent medical procedures. They and their loved ones expected these procedures to be routine – and, yet, they tragically died during their medical procedures...
View Article5 Lessons Learned from the Joan Rivers Death Settlement
By Frank Overdyk, MSEE, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist, Roper St. Francis), Kenneth P. Rothfield, MD, MBA, CPE, CPPS (System Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Saint Vincent’s Healthcare, Ascension...
View ArticleHighlights From Joan Rivers’ Death and Lawsuit
What lessons can we learn from the recently settled medical malpractice lawsuit against the clinic where Joan Rivers died days after undergoing a routine endoscopy? The 81-year-old comedienne was...
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