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...
At the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in April, when my own neighborhood streets were eerily quiet, I had the most gracious gentleman share with me his poem highlighting the effects of this pandemic. It truly speaks to this one time life event where everything became silent:
“I’ll just say that if/when I get COVID, and if I require hospitalization, I’d want to be taken care of by you and I’d hope my COVID status wouldn’t make you fear that.”
I’m just going to bare my soul and tell you how I feel:
As a 53 year … Read More...
“I connected more, not less; cared more, not less; leaned in rather than pulled back. And that was when the fog of burnout began to lift.”[i]
These thoughts are based upon research done by Dr. Stephen Trzeciak from his book “Compassionomics.”[ii]… Read More...
“Physician Heal Thyself”- Luke 4:23
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have all heard this phrase “Physician heal thyself” but what does this have to do with the New Year? In our current healthcare setting with rampant … Read More...
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results”- Willie Nelson
Why should you start giving yourself a 5:1 ratio of positive to negative feedback? Because it is proven it can make your relationships happier and also make your team safer!
This type of positive feedback … 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...