Michael Appel, MD
Michael Appel is an anesthesiologist.
Health Policy
The fundamental challenge in any high-risk industry is balancing “productivity” versus “safety.” The term “protection” is frequently used within the scientific literature to express the role of safety departments within an organization. Described this way, it might sound as if…
The fundamental challenge in any high-risk industry is balancing “productivity” versus “safety.” The term “protection” is frequently used within the scientific literature to express the role of safety departments within an organization. Described this way, it might sound as if the safety experts are framing the debate to suggest “the evil factory bosses are continually speeding up the assembly line, while the righteous safety-folks are yelling ‘slow down!’” This essential …
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The problem of mixing productivity with patient safety
Physician
Unlike most other industries, safety in healthcare has a unique set of circumstances to overcome: 1) patients die from errors one-at-a-time, and 2) we rarely find out exactly why. The “sensationalism” from a front-page disaster is completely absent. And, due…
Unlike most other industries, safety in healthcare has a unique set of circumstances to overcome: 1) patients die from errors one-at-a-time, and 2) we rarely find out exactly why. The “sensationalism” from a front-page disaster is completely absent. And, due to a myriad of factors, the underlying hazards usually remain a secret.
As we ride the crest of a current wave of interest in “patient safety,” is the refreshing new focus blinding …
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The necessary steps healthcare must take for patient safety
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