Healthcare- 30 Years Emergency Medicine Experience Shared
Power Distance is a term used and examined by organization seeking to become High Reliability Organizations (HRO). In the Healthcare Industry, a high degree of Power Distance can lead to patient harm and serious safety events. The George Floyd case is an extreme example of problems with Power Distance … Read More...
“A ship is always safe on the shore, but that’s not what ships are for.”- Kendrick Castillo
“Is Kendrick OK?”
The answer to that question still haunts me. It was asked of me by my patient in the Emergency Department, who was a classmate of Kendrick’s. Just a few minutes … Read More...
“Listen to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis”- William Osler
“Dr. Elliott- the patient in room 24 has just refused his Chest Xray”- radiology tech. “Dr. Elliott, the patient in room 24 does not want any further testing and wants to leave”- ED nurse.
I was somewhat surprised. … Read More...
Gratitude– “a recognition of the gifts that others give us, a recognition of the source of those gifts, and an appreciation of those gifts.”- Robert Emmons[i]
Every month one of our group leaders posts a very informative newsletter, and at the end is a list of positive patient … Read More...
Meeting Reflection- Mother’s Day
As part of my leadership series my goal is to provide tools that make meetings more meaningful. Physicians and hospital staff are all extremely busy, yet many times find themselves in meetings that may be less than productive. Most hospital related meetings occur because of regulatory … Read More...
ALTO is for Everyone! (Here are your Resources)
ALTO is the administration of Alternatives to Opiates and is an obvious response to the nationwide Opiate Epidemic. The beauty is these Alternatives can be used by everyone no matter your specialty!
This Initiative was first introduced to Colorado in 2017 by … Read More...
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EPIC HAIKU Can Change Your Life!
As my first post- I hope I can make your life easier. This obviously is focused to EPIC users, but is worth knowing if you have not started using HAIKU.
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