Improved Patient Care Through Lawsuit Protection and Prevention

Sentinel node biopsy and improved patient care.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is based on the hypothesis that the sentinel lymph node (SLN) reflects the lymph-node status and a negative SLN might allow complete axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) to be avoided. Past and current sentinel lymph node clinical trials for breast carcinoma have addressed the prognostic and therapeutic benefits of this technique and as such, SLNB has become a...

Enhancing patient safety through improved surveillance in Safe Patient Care Oxygen Toxicity in the Preterm Infant

1. Discuss appropriate strategies to minimize oxygen free radical injury to the developing eyes, brain, lung, and gastrointestinal tract. 2. Describe the effects of oxygen toxicity on the developing nervous system 3. Identify the ideal limits for establishing Sp0 2 at specific gestational ages and postnatal ages 4. Describe the best initiatives to improve staff compliance to prescribed Sp0 2 li...

Medical home model for improved patient care.

The result will assure that the health care system is in the forefront of offering primary care according to the new model. It will also provide two major benefits to patients: assurance of quality, as well heightened education and support — one of the requirements of NCQA accreditation. “The patient-centered medical home is designed to give patients the help and support they need to be involve...

Improving cardiovascular prevention through patient awareness.

OBJECTIVE Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) or coronary artery disease (CAD) must have their risk factors rigorously controlled, but there is a gap between practice and ideal. This study aimed to demonstrate how cardiovascular prevention is performed for these patients in a Brazilian university hospital, and to identify predictors of good practice. METHODS 192 patients with CAD or...

Cost Containment and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act