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HindSight 28 – Change
EHR – Errors Happen Regularly
Back to Why.
Ramsay Healthcare announce 2222 standardisation
For more information about Australian Standardisation of the Hospital Emergency Number please click on this link: #ASHEN2222 Please note that while ANZCA and the ARC support standardisation they haven’t yet provided official support to a specific number as suggested in the statement above.
Purple Patch by Dr Rhys Thomas
ACORNs & Theatre Caps
Do the ACORN Standards in relation to theatre caps cause unnecessary environmental, financial and patient harm? Should we find better rules based on the best available evidence and developed through collaboration to provide better patient care? ’A few years ago, the Dean of the School of Business at the University […]
To Dave or to Dr David Smith?
To Dave or to Dr David Smith? That is the question. Those who’ve read Don Norman’s book ‘The Design of Everyday Things’ will recall the need to respect cultural differences in the process of design. Don relays how different cultures lay out a deck of cards dependent on their cultural […]
Red Stripe – Brilliant
The picture says it all. A red stripe indicating the location of the arrest alarm making it easier for staff to find it quickly. For me this is what human factors system safety is all about – making it easier for us to do our jobs optimally. Thank you to […]