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What’s all the fuss about patient safety?
What's all the fuss about patient safety? You may be surprised! To those of us in health care, Patient Safety Awareness Week every March is a big deal. Patient safety informs everything we do! But, it lands with a thud on most everyone else. Why? Studies show...
How to Prepare for Every Doctor Appointment
Your doctor's advice may blur from memory, but there's a good way to keep it in focus! When we’re under the weather – or have any health concerns – our minds and memories simply don’t operate at 100%. Fortunately, smartphones can help us “fill in the blanks.”...
Good Conversations
For good care, lead good conversations. Here's how. Last week, I shared a story about my mother’s recent ER experience. You may recall how horrified I was when a nurse mistakenly believed I was refusing a medication for my mother, Margaret. Fortunately, a good...
Shared Decision Making
Role Reversal in Care: Good Intentions Get Scary! Last Friday, I spent the day with my mother in an Emergency Room and was reminded that, sometimes, best intentions can “go sideways”, even in medicine. Here’s what happened. Mom’s nurse went over three medicines an ER...
Dr. Makary’s Tips for Medical Testing
Meet Dr. Martin Makary: spokesman for plain-speak. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Makary is leading a national trend in health care that honors patients as partners in their own care. You’ll like his blunt honesty and advice! “Fifteen to 30 percent of everything we do—tests,...
