Quality and Safety
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 15, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication of To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (IOM, 2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (IOM, 2001), the National Academy of Medicine convened the leaders...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 26, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction The stark reality of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the very systems established to ensure the nation’s safety and quality. The pandemic...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 19, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction Dually eligible beneficiaries are individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities within...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 30, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitoring, support...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 18, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Problem Researchers estimate that up to 80,000 deaths per year in U.S. hospitals can be attributed to some form of diagnostic error [1]. Misdiagnosis affects 12 million Americans in ambulatory care settings annually. The National Academies of Sciences,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 13, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Health care workers face serious risks to their own health and safety during both routine and emergency work. Airborne transmissible...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 16, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Reflecting on my Patient Experience Doctors told me I had a large tumor attached to a nerve in my spinal cord. The tumor was precariously expanding into my chest cavity, and there was a likelihood of paralysis if I did not act. Surgery was my only option. I am...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 28, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction One-third of the US population has health literacy levels that are basic or below basic [1]. This statistic, while surprising, is not unique to the United States: limited health literacy impacts access to appropriate health-related services around...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Every day in clinical practice, health care clinicians make difficult decisions about appropriate treatment and care for their patients. Years of training prepare them for this responsibility, to choose the best course of action for a patient based on their...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 1, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has prioritized the use of clinical and administrative health care data as a core utility for a continuously learning health system (The “Learning Health System” is a system in which science, informatics, incentives, and...
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