Newspaper/Magazine Article Are vital home health workers now a safety threat? Citation Text: Galewitz P. Kaiser Health News. March 25, 2020. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 8, 2020 Galewitz P. Kaiser Health News. March 25, 2020. Home care is a common option for older and disabled patients for managing their chronic conditions. This story highlights provider concerns associated with provision of care at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Galewitz P. Kaiser Health News. March 25, 2020. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) The other opioid crisis: hospital shortages lead to patient pain, medical errors. March 28, 2018 Addiction is ‘A disease of isolation’ — so pandemic puts recovery at risk. April 15, 2020 Feds move to rein in prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients. 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Feds move to rein in prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients. March 22, 2023
A growing number of primary-care doctors are burning out. How does this affect patients? April 9, 2014
Addiction treatment providers in Pa. face little state scrutiny despite harm to clients. May 12, 2021
Patients went into the hospital for care. After testing positive there for Covid, some never came out. November 17, 2021
How low can they go? Rural hospitals weigh keeping obstetric units when births decline. November 24, 2021
Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but nearly 2,300 facilities are still penalized. November 9, 2022
Skin cancer is a risk no matter the skin tone. But it may be overlooked in people with dark skin. August 17, 2022
State policies for prescription drug monitoring programs and adverse opioid-related hospital events. September 9, 2020
Missing the near miss: recognizing valuable learning opportunities in radiation oncology. December 16, 2020
Do you know what doses are being programmed in the OR? Make it an expectation to use smart infusion pumps with DERS. April 1, 2020
What has been the impact of Covid-19 on safety culture? A case study from a large metropolitan healthcare trust. September 2, 2020
Rate of sepsis hospitalizations after misdiagnosis in adult emergency department patients: a look-forward analysis with administrative claims data using Symptom-Disease Pair Analysis of Diagnostic Error methodology in an integrated health system. May 12, 2021
Closing the loop on test results to reduce communication failures: a rapid review of evidence, practice and patient perspectives. November 25, 2020
Communication with health care workers regarding health care-associated exposure to coronavirus 2019: a checklist to facilitate disclosure. June 24, 2020
The psychological experience of obstetric patients and health care workers after implementation of universal SARS-CoV-2 testing. September 2, 2020
Communication with patients and families regarding health care-associated exposure to coronavirus 2019: a checklist to facilitate disclosure. August 12, 2020
FDA alerts patients and health care professionals of EpiPen auto-injector errors related to device malfunctions and user administration. April 8, 2020
Prescribing patterns of heart failure-exacerbating medications following a heart failure hospitalization. February 12, 2020
'Nobody cared': Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma. Advocates call for systemic change in treatment of pregnant people. December 6, 2023
Endometriosis affects 1 out of 10 women like me. Yet it often takes a decade to get diagnosed. April 14, 2021
Retrospective review for medication dose errors in pediatric emergency department medication orders that bypassed pharmacist review. March 25, 2020
Institutional COVID-19 protocols: focused on preparation, safety, and care consolidation. September 30, 2020
Sensemaking and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic: a complex adaptive systems perspective on policy decision-making. September 16, 2020
Adverse events related to accidental unintentional ingestions from cough and cold medications in children. August 26, 2020
Transforming the medication regimen review process using telemedicine to prevent adverse events. December 16, 2020
Streamlining care in crisis: rapid creation and implementation of a digital support tool for COVID-19. October 21, 2020
The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by paramedics - a cross-sectional comparative study. October 7, 2020
Are you surgically current? Lessons from aviation for returning to non-urgent surgery following COVID-19. July 22, 2020
Hospitals in two states denied an abortion to a miscarrying patient. Investigators say they broke federal law. May 31, 2023
Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: doctors don't take them seriously. May 31, 2023
Minnesota lets nurses practice while disciplinary investigations drag on. Patients keep getting hurt. April 12, 2023
Woman works to end Black maternal health crisis after daughter dies after giving birth. April 27, 2022
Her husband died by suicide. She sued his pain doctors—a rare challenge over an opioid dose reduction. December 1, 2021
How to seek care for non-covid health issues during the pandemic, and why you shouldn’t delay. September 29, 2021
‘He thought what he was doing was good for people.’ Why is it so difficult to prevent unnecessary medical procedures in the U.S. health-care system? September 1, 2021
'An ongoing nightmare': people with obesity face major obstacles when seeking medical care. July 14, 2021