Health services researcher studying how cancer care delivery can be enhanced by better communication. Wife, mom, baba, murder mystery lover, yoga practitioner.
@aaronecarroll@AcademyHealth CONGRATULATIONS! I love the interdisciplinary perspective that you’ve shown in many of your NYT pieces and look forward to seeing more of the same in your new role.
Nurses have an important role to play in diagnostic safety in the ED. Our new issue brief describes relevant theory but has practical recommendations too. https://t.co/MEp6GMY9tK Thanks to @HardeepSinghMD and @AHRQNews for the opportunity to discuss this important topic.
New @AHRQNews Issue Brief on Distributed Cognition and the role of nurses in diagnostic safety in the emergency department by @mmanojlo & team
Plus it has recommendations to improve interprofessional diagnosis in the ED
https://t.co/P1ogtZDHS1
5/Communication is an integral part of the care delivery process and research that demonstrates how communication interventions can supplement other strategies to reduce IHCA rates are urgently needed.
In hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is common, affecting nearly 300,000 patients in the US annually, and is rarely sudden. In this editorial collaborator @Sarahlkrein and I argue that we need to talk about communication as a way to reduce IHCA rates. A 🧵
4/However differences in factors such as workflows, how communication technologies are used, and perceptions of urgency mean that physicians and nurses may interpret information differently and not understand each other.
@kevinjolearymd deserves credit for leading us through this multi component intervention. Contextual factors in large part contributed to success or failure. So glad to be part of this amazing team!