Comments on: Making Physicians Better, and Making Better Physicians http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/ Health Policy Consulting and Writing to Improve Quality, Reduce Costs, and Increase Value in US Healthcare Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: travis http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-10491 travis Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:33:08 +0000 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-10491 Ever since an 18-year-old New York woman died tragically in 1984 under the care of medical residents who—in the view of her family—were overworked and undersupervised, the subject of the duty hours of physician trainees has simmered in the academic medical community and, on occasion, among public policymakers. Now, as the consequence of a new study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), these issues will reemerge in a robust fashion again, and the leading questions will focus on how to ensure patient safety while maintaining rigorous training programs. The IOM study was requested by four members of Congress—all of whom are senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee—as part of the panel’s investigation into preventable medical errors. They are Chairman John Dingell (D-MI), ranking Republican Joe Barton of Texas, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY). In a letter (dated March 29, 2007), the representatives directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to contract with the IOM to study “medical errors associated with physician and resident work schedules.” ============================================================== travis Ever since an 18-year-old New York woman died tragically in 1984 under the care of medical residents who—in the view of her family—were overworked and undersupervised, the subject of the duty hours of physician trainees has simmered in the academic medical community and, on occasion, among public policymakers. Now, as the consequence of a new study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), these issues will reemerge in a robust fashion again, and the leading questions will focus on how to ensure patient safety while maintaining rigorous training programs.

The IOM study was requested by four members of Congress—all of whom are senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee—as part of the panel’s investigation into preventable medical errors. They are Chairman John Dingell (D-MI), ranking Republican Joe Barton of Texas, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY). In a letter (dated March 29, 2007), the representatives directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to contract with the IOM to study “medical errors associated with physician and resident work schedules.”

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travis

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]]> By: dayanajessy http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-8149 dayanajessy Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:45:51 +0000 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-8149 Residency training, the three to seven or more years following medical school, has historically been the most intense period of a doctor’s professional life. In teaching hospitals and large academic medical centers across the country, freshly minted doctors balance learning myriad clinical skills with serving on the clinical front line. Residents are often the first doctors to see a patient in the admission process and in hospital emergencies. And up until relatively recently, they shouldered these responsibilities while working 110 hours a week or more. Residency training, the three to seven or more years following medical school, has historically been the most intense period of a doctor’s professional life. In teaching hospitals and large academic medical centers across the country, freshly minted doctors balance learning myriad clinical skills with serving on the clinical front line. Residents are often the first doctors to see a patient in the admission process and in hospital emergencies. And up until relatively recently, they shouldered these responsibilities while working 110 hours a week or more.

]]> By: Sally G http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-7697 Sally G Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:52:22 +0000 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/12/10/making-physicians-better-and-making-better-physicians/#comment-7697 Excellent article. I like the use of the airline pilot safety standards for the practice of medicine. Both are scientific areas in which scientific studies and their results are valued, and alertness is crucial. I also like the points about the personal relationships and two-way courtesy. Excellent article. I like the use of the airline pilot safety standards for the practice of medicine. Both are scientific areas in which scientific studies and their results are valued, and alertness is crucial. I also like the points about the personal relationships and two-way courtesy.

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