Obtaining an accurate medications list from a patient can be a painstaking endeavor with dubious payoff.

It is important to consider implementing a culture of patient safety at your health care organization – whether it is large or small, a hospital, large group practice, or other type medical facility. There’s a lot leaders can do to support and foster this transformation.

It is important for all for hospitals, large group practices, and health care facilities to be up-to-date on social media.

Hopefully, medicine will look to other high risk industries with improved safety records and adopt best practices or rigorously enforce its own regulations to eliminate multiple distractions that plague OR physicians and staff.

It is important for hospitals and health systems to evaluate their own obstetrical risks.