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On this page, you will find past issues of Clinical Connections, MUSC medical center's weekly e-newsletter for physicians, as well as past installments of Safely Speaking, MUSC medical center's daily patient safety tips for employees and medical staff.

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For Safely Speaking: patientsafety@musc.edu

Past Clinical Connections Issues

2013-10-17 Clinical Connections - Physicians (10/17/2013)
Lessons in Patient Safety
2013-10-17 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (10/17/2013)
Lessons in Patient Safety
2013-10-11 Clinical Connections - Physicians (10/11/2013)
BOT Presentations & Key Messages
2013-10-11 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (10/11/2013)
BOT Presentations & Key Messages
2013-10-3 Clinical Connections - Physicians (10/4/2013)
Task Force Reports
2013-10-3 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (10/4/2013)
Task Force Reports
2013-9-26 Clinical Connections - Physicians (9/26/2013)
Quality Potpouri
2013-9-26 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (9/26/2013)
Quality Potpouri
2013-9-19 Clinical Connections - Physicians (9/19/2013)
Vaccinating Inpatients for Influenza
2013-9-19 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (9/19/2013)
Vaccinating Inpatients for Influenza
2013-9-13 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (9/13/2013)
CAUTI - Opportunity for Improvement!
2013-9-13 Clinical Connections - Physicians (9/13/2013)
CAUTI - Opportunity for Improvement!
2013-9-6 Clinical Connections - Physicians (9/6/2013)
Join Your Colleagues at the Heart Walk
2013-9-6 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (9/6/2013)
Join Your Colleagues at the Heart Walk
2013-8-29 Clinical Connections - Physicians (8/29/2013)
SC Mission: Lowcountry 2013
2013-8-29 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (8/29/2013)
SC Mission: Lowcountry 2013
2013-8-22 Clinical Connections - Physicians (8/22/2013)
Our goals for 2013-2014
2013-8-22 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (8/22/2013)
Our goals for 2013-2014
2013-8-15 Clinical Connections - Physicians (8/15/2013)
New Key Messages
2013-8-15 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (8/15/2013)
New Key Messages
2013-8-9 Clinical Connections - Physicians (8/9/2013)
2013 Quality & Safety Report
2013-8-1 Clinical Connections - Physicians (8/1/2013)
New Patient Satisfaction Survey
2013-8-1 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (8/1/2013)
New Patient Satisfaction Survey
2013-7-25 Clinical Connections - Physicians (7/25/2013)
The Children's Hospital of South Carolina
2013-7-25 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (7/25/2013)
The Children's Hospital of South Carolina
2013-7-18 Clinical Connections - Physicians (7/18/2013)
Adult USNWR Rankings Out - MUSC #1 in SC
2013-7-18 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (7/18/2013)
Adult USNWR Rankings Out - MUSC #1 in SC
2013-7-11 Clinical Connections - Physicians (7/11/2013)
MUSC - Most Wired Hospital 2nd Year in a Row
2013-7-11 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (7/11/2013)
MUSC - Most Wired Hospital 2nd Year in a Row
2013-7-3 Clinical Connections - Physicians (7/3/2013)
Certificate of Need Update
2013-7-3 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (7/3/2013)
Certificate of Need Update
2013-6-27 Clinical Connections - Physicians (6/27/2013)
Welcome New Medical Staff
2013-6-27 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (6/27/2013)
Welcome New Medical Staff
2013-6-20 Clinical Connections - Physicians (6/20/2013)
New & Improved Discharge Process
2013-6-20 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (6/20/2013)
New & Improved Discharge Process
2013-6-13 Clinical Connections - Physicians (6/13/2013)
MUSC Children's Hospital - Recognized Again!
2013-6-13 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (6/13/2013)
MUSC Children's Hospital - Recognized Again!
2013-6-6 Clinical Connections - Physicians (6/6/2013)
MUSC - Winner in Hospital Prevention Excellence
2013-6-6 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (6/6/2013)
MUSC - Winner in Hospital Prevention Excellence
2013-6-2 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (6/2/2013)
Time to Start Goals Discussion
2013-6-2 Clinical Connections - Physicians (6/2/2013)
Time to Start Goals Discussion
2013-5-23 Clinical Connections - Hospital Staff (5/23/2013)
The Journey to Nursing Magnet
2013-5-23 Clinical Connections - Physicians (5/23/2013)
The Journey to Nursing Magnet
2013-5-17 Clinical Connections - Physicians (5/17/2013)
Quality Updates: Infection Prevention & Culture of Safety
2013-5-17 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (5/17/2013)
Quality Updates: Infection Prevention & Culture of Safety
2013-5-9 Clinical Connections - Physicians (5/9/2013)
Another "A" from Leapfrog
2013-5-9 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (5/9/2013)
Another "A" from Leapfrog
2013-5-2 Clinical Connections - Physicians (5/2/2013)
Medical Staff Survey
2013-5-2 Clinical Connections - Hospital staff (5/2/2013)
Medical Staff Survey

Past Safely Speaking tips

Safely Speaking - Dangerous Drug? (10/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Stories (10/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Age is only a number, right? (10/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Hospital or hotel? (10/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - BRAIN ICU (10/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Does Experience Count? (10/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - Flu shots (10/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Rose colored glasses? (10/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Elopement-Not just for brides (10/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - Senators for Safety (10/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - It's not all about CAUTI (10/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Librarians Rock (9/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Sentinel Event Rates (9/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - ICU Safety (9/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Verbal Orders (9/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Successful Safety Strategies (9/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Eewww! (9/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Alarm Fatigue (9/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Health Literacy (9/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Causes of Medication Error (9/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Attributes (9/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - Teamwork (9/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Shootings in Hospitals? (9/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Education isn't always the answer (9/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - Can a Hospital be a HRO? (9/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Hidden Danger (9/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient and Family Engagement (9/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Simple Solutions (9/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety Star (9/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - It Takes a Team (9/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Lessons from Patients (9/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are handoffs getting better? (9/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Toxic Tweet (9/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - They are watching you (9/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Notepads to improve communication (9/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Prioritization (9/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - Ensuring Nutrition (9/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Verbal Orders (9/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety Grand Rounds (9/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - PSIs-Are they valid? (9/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - Out of the box (9/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Well, at least they tried (8/31/2013)
Safely Speaking - Under Pressure (8/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Good to Go (8/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Half Empty? (8/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Geriatric High Risk (8/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Human Factors (8/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Missed Care (8/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Connection (8/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Lessons Learned (8/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Reducing Mortality (8/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are Vital Signs Vital? (8/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - Care Transitions (8/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Clean is better (8/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Fire! (8/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - Every 1.2 Seconds? (8/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Duty Hour Debate (8/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - Cardiac OR Safety (8/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Pressure Prevention (8/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Can We Talk? (8/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nursing Star (8/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Best Practices for Best Practice (8/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Abuse (8/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Malpractice (8/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Alarming (8/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Cognition Conundrum (8/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Maybe they should stick to toasters... (8/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - It's a Disaster (8/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Pain in the Back (8/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Handoff Horrors (8/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Centered Decisions (8/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - VTE Prevention (8/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Assessing Communication in Surgeons (7/31/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are Satisfied Patients Safe? (7/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Great Eyeballs of Fire (7/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Disclosure (7/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Dementia (7/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Bubble Gum? (7/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Orhopedic Falls (7/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Endoscope Processing (7/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - PCA Safety (7/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - NSQIP (7/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - Cardiac Arrest Combo (7/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - Yuck! (7/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Speaking Up Stars (7/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Consent Conundrum (7/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - A new era? (7/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Language barriers (7/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - Surgical adverse events (7/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nursing Care and Safety (7/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient and Family Communication (7/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - Oncology Events (7/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Flooring and Safety (7/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - OR Conflict (7/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Glove Effect on Hand Hygiene (7/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - HROs (7/8/2013)
Safety Speaking - Handoffs that Last (7/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Inappropriate Medication Use-Costing Billions (7/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - A Checklist of Checklists (7/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Team Training and Safety Culture (7/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Dangerous Drugs (7/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - AHRQ Proposal (7/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - Happy July (7/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Handoffs - What Works? (6/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Smart Communications? (6/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Telemedicine in the ED? (6/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are Teaching Hospitals Safer? (6/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - July Effect? (6/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Be Quiet (6/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Surgery Sticks (6/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Wash Your Hands, Please (6/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Cut the CAUTI (6/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - Radiation Risks (6/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - CAReing Approach (6/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Is it Safe Outside? (6/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Lessons from the 1970's (6/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - Alarming (6/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Reporting Residents (6/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - I'm Sorry (6/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safe Anticoagulation (6/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nursing Communication (6/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - National Time Out Day (6/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are We Observant? (6/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Be Prepared (6/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - 43 minutes? (6/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Studying Falls (6/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Check it Off (6/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Decreasing Handoffs (6/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - Speak Up? (6/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - ED Psychiatry Crisis (6/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Technology and Medication Safety (6/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Involvement and Cost (6/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - Measuring the Measurements (6/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety After Discharge (5/31/2013)
Safely Speaking - Communicating about HCAHPS (5/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Wrong Site (5/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Single Means Single (5/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Interrupting Medication Errors (5/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Best Practice of Best Practice (5/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety Must-Haves (5/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - AHRQ Report (5/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Verbal Orders (5/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Can you confirm that? (5/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - It's Everywhere! (5/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - Music in the OR-Is it Safe? (5/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - When Speaking Up Isn't Enough (5/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Disruptive Surgeons (5/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - Magnet and Mortality Reduction (5/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - CPOE-Unintended Results (5/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - HROs (High Reliability Organizations) (5/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Leapfrog (5/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Health Literacy (5/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - Incident Reporting (5/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Complaints (5/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Person Safety (5/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Time Out (5/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Leaning to Medication Safety (5/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Who's With the Patients? (5/7/2013)
Safely Speaking Diagnostic Errors (5/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - Medication Safety in the ED (5/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Consulting at the Curb (5/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Infections Differ by Gender? (5/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - Are you Aware? (5/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - July (5/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nursing and Medication Safety (4/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - A HIT to Safety? (4/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Geriatric High Risk (4/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Can We Talk? (4/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Watch What You Touch (4/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - A View from the Top (4/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Alarm Fatigue (4/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Employee Safety (4/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Which Way Do We Go? (4/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - Patient Centered Decisions (4/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - Money for Mistakes? (4/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Drug Shortages (4/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Suicide Risk (4/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - C diff Culture (4/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Culture (4/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - ICU Mobility (4/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - PCA Safety (4/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Quick Tips (4/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - Project JOINTS (4/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - SBAR (4/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Medication Errors (4/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - Interpreters (4/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Medication Errors (4/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Falls (4/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Duty Hour Restrictions (4/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - CAUTI (4/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Rating the Rankings (4/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Bariatric Patients at Risk (4/3/2013)
Safely Speaking - Manufacturing Processes in Healthcare (4/2/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety Alarm (4/1/2013)
Safely Speaking - ED Boarders (3/31/2013)
Safely Speaking - Adverse Event Effects (3/30/2013)
Safely Speaking - Teamwork (3/29/2013)
Safely Speaking - Changing Safety Culture (3/28/2013)
Safely Speaking - Can We Talk? (3/27/2013)
Safely Speaking - Post-Traumatic Growth (3/26/2013)
Safely Speaking - Adverse Events in the ICU (3/25/2013)
Safely Speaking - Care Transitions (3/24/2013)
Safely Speaking - Discharges in the RED (3/23/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nurses' Perceptions (3/22/2013)
Safely Speaking - CRE (3/21/2013)
Safely Speaking - What Came First? The Chicken or the HEN? (3/20/2013)
Safely Speaking - Information Overload (3/19/2013)
Safely Speaking - Choosing Wisely (3/18/2013)
Safely Speaking - Culture of Safety Survey (3/17/2013)
Safely Speaking - Workforce Safety (3/16/2013)
Safely Speaking - Drug Shortage Safety (3/15/2013)
Safely Speaking - Nurse Staffing and Outcomes (3/14/2013)
Safely Speaking - Fire Safety (3/13/2013)
Safely Speaking - New Report from AHRQ (3/12/2013)
Safely Speaking - Crisis Checklists (3/11/2013)
Safely Speaking - Safety: Decreasing Health Care Costs (3/10/2013)
Safely Speaking - That's Not Right (3/9/2013)
Safely Speaking - Adverse Events (3/8/2013)
Safely Speaking - Rounding For Safety (3/7/2013)
Safely Speaking - Checklists in Healthcare (3/6/2013)
Safely Speaking - CPOE to the Rescue? (3/5/2013)
Safely Speaking - Interuptions Increase Error Rates (3/4/2013)
Safely Speaking - Inaugural Edition (3/3/2013)

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