Preventing Medical Errors in Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records are a brilliant idea, in theory. The reality, however, is that the information they contain is at risk of human error. From the initial data entry, to the multiple access...
View ArticleScylla and Charybdis: The Doctor’s Dilemma and How Patients Can Help
I wonder how often a patient says “It’s OK that the doctor rushed me, I’m one of 80 people he has to see today. Besides, he has hours of follow-up paperwork on top of that. He’s very busy.“ Probably...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Medical Errors: 8 Key Tips
By Barbara Bronson Gray, RN, MN from her blog ”BodBoss.” Please read the excerpt below and the original post, and consider incorporating a similar strategy into your health management routine. Whenever...
View ArticleAre You Afraid of Being Labeled a Difficult Patient?
By Barbara Bronson Gray, RN, MN from her blog “BodBoss.” Please read the excerpt below and the original post. Most of us can relate to this perspective and should definitely consider taking Barbara’s...
View ArticleConsider This: What Happens When We Go from Being Customers to Being Patients?
The adage says “the customer is always right”. But what if the customer is a patient? There seems to be a lot in the news lately about patients being afraid to speak openly to their doctors. Why is it...
View ArticleAsking Our Doctor Questions – Many of Us Don’t Have Much to Say
March 14, 2010 We like how this article from “Mind the Gap” by Stephen Wilkins, MPH sums up a lot of real data about patient-doctor interaction. Ask your doctor. I think most of us would agree that...
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Letting Patients Read the Doctor’s Notes
“It’s as we say: Nothing about me without me…” Getting hold of your medical records is not always easy but making every effort to do it and to do it regularly will inevitably be of great help to you...
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Now’s the Time to Write Down Your Personal Healthcare Checklist
By Barbara Bronson Gray, RN, MN and Alexandra Yperifanos Think of a time when you’ve felt very sick, maybe a case of pneumonia, a bad bout of the flu, or a more serious illness. You probably didn’t...
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Scrub Up! Prevent 99,000 deaths from healthcare associated infections
This is a great article by Martine Ehrenclou which points out that while it’s uncomfortable to raise this concern with your doctor, it’s critical to speak up. Having just seen my primary care physician...
View ArticlePlanning to Have Surgery?
By Barbara Bronson Gray, RN, MN from her blog ”BodBoss.” This is an excellent check-list type article about preparing for, and following up after, surgery. There are a myriad of things we as patients...
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