Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf · Aug 2007
The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada.
Being involved in medical errors can compound the job-related stress many physicians experience. The impact of errors on physicians was examined. ⋯ Many physicians experience significant emotional distress and job-related stress following serious errors and near misses. Organizational resources to support physicians after errors should be improved.
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The Veterans Health Administration's (VHA's) National Center for Patient Safety developed a cognitive aid to help anesthesiologists manage rare, high-mortality adverse events. ⋯ A cognitive aid for use in rare emergencies proved clinically useful to anesthesia providers.