NEJM
published a study revealing that by merely adopting an I-PASS patient hand-off system (“I” illness severity, “P” patient summary, “A” action list, “S” situation awareness and contingency plans
and “S” synthesis) residents decreased miscommunications and medical errors by
23%.
Pediatrics
published a study analyzing outpatient medication errors amount young children.
27% of medication errors were related to parents inadvertently giving children
medication twice.
Joseph
Goedert reported that the Cleveland Clinic will be expanding its use of the IBM
Watson Supercomputer to help oncologists deliver personalized treatment to
cancer patients. The computer be used
to identify patterns in genome sequences and also to review databases of
medical journals.
Hannah
Nichols discussed a study published in Arthritis Care & Research, which
demonstrated that low birth weight and preterm birth are associated with an
increased risk of hip osteoarthritis requiring surgery.
Academic
Radiology published a study that demonstrated that when residents were
interrupted while interpreting radiographic studies, they committed more
errors.
Mary
Elizabeth Dallas discussed an article published in the Journal of Athletic
Training which demonstrated that (a) 50% of highs school athletes are not likely to report a
concussion and (b) 25% of college players are likely to play with a concussion. Additionally,
25% of high
school athletes surveyed reported receiving no education about concussions at
all.
