Yelp rates your hospital like the pros

Interesting and useful article by the CBC's program,

White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman

click here

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston General Hospital

Lennox & Addington County General Hospital

GTA hospital didn't notify police about allegations seniors had been sexually assaulted

When asked, Did you notify police, did you file a report?
They said, No. We are not mandated to.

Really‽

Kingston woman upset by oversight body's findings into incomplete appendectomy - Ottawa - CBC News

Christine Sulek-Popov had to undergo two appendix removal surgeries after her first surgeon inadvertently left 5 cm of her appendix in her body. (Ashley Burke/CBC)

Confirmation that the College knows best‽

Another example‽

Brian Sinclair's death preventable?

The inquest into the death of 45-year-old double amputee Brian Sinclair in a hospital waiting room in Winnipeg has found it was not homicide and doesn't require a public inquiry.

See CBC article Dec 12, 2014

Inquest report here and here

A shortcoming of self-regulation?

Take another look at this recent post.

Removing the carpets seems to have improved hospital cleanliness

WOW

Infection transmission in hospital

When cameras are watching, more doctors wash up

WOW

A new study

Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicator

"QUALITY AND ACCESS TO CARE

Canada’s survival rates for breast and colorectal cancer are among the highest in the OECD. Canada also

does well in primary care, preventing costly hospital admissions from chronic conditions such as asthma

and uncontrolled diabetes. High in-hospital adverse events and long waiting times are a concern."

See CTV article as well.

International comparisons shed light on Canada’s health system

Medical records at the click of a mouse

Patients check laboratory results, review prescriptions, see ultrasound images and connect with physicians.

Now we need a definition for the word "patient" when used in this context.
parent?
doctor?
nurse?
pharmacist?
insurance agent?
neighbor?
..............?
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:::::::::::?

Hospital high death rates

Is anytning going to be done to make hospitals safer and better?

Consider checklists, maybe?

Probably not on a large scale.

Battle brews over access to hospital records

Some naively believe reasonable access is possible.

The tooth fairy exists?

It doesn't!

Boo Hoo

Police to investigate death of man who waited 34 hours in Winnipeg ER

Winnipeg police say they have launched an investigation to determine whether a criminal offence was committed in connection with the death of Brian Sinclair at a hospital emergency room.

Brian Sinclair waited 34 hours in the emergency room,

but died without getting treatment

Robbie’s Law

Robbie’s Law and the Need for a Statutory Duty of Candour - October 14th, 2010

The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations, which came into force in April 2010, provide for a statutory duty on healthcare providers to report incidents which harm patients to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).

AvMA’s report states that, “everyone needs to understand that it is simply unacceptable to allow dishonesty over medical accidents. Sending the message that cover ups may be tolerated (as the current arrangements do) can in no way support an open and fair culture.”

Legal Duty of Candour - 'Robbie's Law'

PROPOSAL FOR A

LEGAL DUTY OF CANDOUR IN HEALTHCARE

Patient group aims to lift veil on medical errors

Each year, medical errors kill almost 24,000 Canadians, yet many patients say they struggle getting hospital staff to admit the mistakes. That why they've formed a new group calling for that to change.

That's nearly one needless death every 20 minutes!


Patients for Patient Safety Canada




Patients for Patient Safety Canada Launches Nationally



An average of 195,000 people in the USA died due to potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002

That's nearly one needless death every 3 minutes!

A 'comedy of errors'

"....the family's concerns were properly addressed by the patient relations office."

Things haven't changed much?


"One wrong (medication) could kill her. I know that she's complicated but on top of her dying, I shouldn't be afraid of them doing something to her."

Paranoid?


Nurses Association director
'saddened'
by story
August 6, 2009

Wikipedia

Ontario jumps into health row

Province fights court challenge
from woman used in U.S. ad
assailing Canada's public system


Appropriate communication
with potential patients
can also limit health care expenses‽


Not All
Socialist(?)
Countries are Alike

Ontario is prepared for Swine Flu Threat ! ?

The World Health Organisation has confirmed
that swine flu continues to spread
at a pace of 1000 new infections per day.
Friday, May 22, 2009



I wonder if these perceived threats are helpful?

If an individual misinterprets information, and this will have serious life threatening implications on that individual's health and life, wouldn't an ethical health provider at least make an attempt to ensure that the cause for the misinterpretation was effectively explained?

Is it ethical to repeatedly aggravate, instead of minimizing, the concern?

Is it reasonable to assume that, without an attempt to clear up the cause for the "misinterpretation", there effectively is not any misinterpretation?

The following letters may provide some clarification.

November 9, 2001, letter, Attention: Hospital Chief Executive Office

and

April 14, 2003, letter Attention: The Honourable Tony Clement
Minister of Health (Ontario)



Epidemic and Pandemic Alert
and Response (EPR)

Medical Records

Officals say the proposed legislation on data sharing is essential to the delivery of better public services and not a threat to patient confidentiality


Confidentiality has come with the territory for medical practitioners since the inception of the trade. "All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession", the original Hippocratic oath decreed, "I will keep secret and will never reveal."

What!
Me Worry!?‽

Unwieldy plan now is to share medical and social care data‽
17 February 2009
Now is the time to worry!


MPHS is a Beta site


Will common sense prevail?
3 March 2009


Thousands of Alberta health records copied

New law sheds light on practices of health care providers

"As many as 23,750 people die each year from in-hospital medical errors – also known as adverse events – according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information."

New law will make health care safer!?‽

I wonder why I don't feel any safer.
Is there a similarity between English common law
and Ontario/Canadian common law
relating to truthfulness?

I'm not even aware of any serious attempt
to lower the needless death rate from
in-hospital medical errors
to 2 deaths per hour.

At one time surgery staff washed up after
all the surgeries were completed.
Why wash up before? Surgery is a messy, dirty business!

Is this the current rationale for hand washing?
??????

Does self-regulation work for the medical profession?

Patients win right to know

"Ontario moves to end medical secrecy"

Why don't I feel relieved?

I'm not a pessimist, I can see that the glass is half full.
Others might regard it as, half empty.
My concern is; What's really in the glass?

You really don't want to know do you?
Power to probe hospitals urged

Questions raised on elderly care

Questions have been raised after claims that a hospital consultant told an inquest patients were dying "all the time" of dehydration.