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EHR Report Error Delays Cancer Diagnosis

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A 45-year-old woman's abnormal screening mammogram result remained in a draft report due to an EHR automation flaw, leading to an incorrect notification, and an 18-month delay in diagnosis of stage II breast cancer.

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5 Ways to Extinguish Burnout and Avoid Igniting Med Mal Risk

Candello data indicate provider burnout is linked to declines in patient safety and quality outcomes. Understanding how burnout affects patient safety is crucial to developing potential avenues for comprehensive solutions.

Here are some data-driven tips to help you mitigate burnout in your practice.

Understanding Data-Driven Evidence: Burnout indicators include staffing shortages, time pressure, and EHR issues; nursing, surgery, and medicine services see the most burnout-related claims.
Know the Financial Impact: $387M in payouts over six years shows why prevention matters.¹
Embrace Holistic Approaches: Solutions must span all roles—not just physicians—because health care is a team effort.
Embed Protection in Culture: Support programs that make burnout mitigation part of everyday practice—not just a checkbox.
Tailor Inventions: Encourage specialty-specific assessments and institutional data (e.g., turnover stats, safety metrics) to meet the workforce’s unique needs as there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution.

Read more here: The Case for Comprehensive Burnout Solutions

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When Protection Creates Risk: Licensing Reform and Mental Health Stigma in Health Care

Strategies for Patient Safety

For many in health care, burnout and emotional fatigue have become an accepted occupational hazard. But one factor quietly sustaining that fatigue is less about workload and more about fear. Specifically, the fear that seeking mental health support could jeopardize a clinician's license or employment.

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