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Patient Safety Watchdog The Leapfrog Group Funded for National Initiative on Preventing Harm from Diagnostic Error


Patient Safety Watchdog The Leapfrog Group Funded for National Initiative on Preventing Harm from Diagnostic Error
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on patient safety and quality, today announced
Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis
, a new national initiative to publicly report and recognize hospitals for preventing patient harm due to diagnostic errors. Developed in collaboration with The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) and key experts, the project is funded with a two-year grant of $1.2 million by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. ....

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Employee Resource Group Connects a Diverse Hispanic Workforce at Johns Hopkins Medicine


Employee Resource Group Connects a Diverse Hispanic Workforce at Johns Hopkins Medicine
Employee Resource Group Connects a Diverse Hispanic Workforce at Johns Hopkins Medicine
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April Lugo watched in horror as her great-grandmother tripped on the sidewalk recently, breaking bones in her face and spine.
She scooped up her beloved relative and sped her to a nearby emergency room. With no interpreters available, she became the linguistic bridge between the injured woman and the harried clinicians in the Pennsylvania hospital.
“My Spanish is conversational, not medical,” says Lugo, whose family is from Puerto Rico. “I didn’t know the word for MRI in Spanish, and probably terrified my great-grandmother by trying to explain it as a huge loud machine that they stuff you inside so they can see your brain.” ....

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Search committee formed to identify next Hopkins Nursing dean


Search committee formed to identify next Hopkins Nursing dean
The school s new leader will succeed Patricia Davidson, who has led the School of Nursing since 2013
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Johns Hopkins University today announced plans to launch a global search for the next dean of its School of Nursing. Patricia Davidson, a global leader in cardiac health and the care of vulnerable populations, will leave the university in April to become vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong in her native Australia.
These achievements, as well as countless others, reflect the tireless work of Trish and the school s outstanding faculty, staff, and students, to increase the impact of Hopkins Nursing and extend its reach around the globe, JHU President Ronald J. Daniels wrote in a message to the Hopkins community today. We are in a fortunate position to be able to build upon this great foundati ....

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