Interesting findings that certainly match what we know about medical errors in the US. The current work from AHRQ on diagnostic excellence with The Patient Toolkit is one tool that could improve the empathy component. More focus is needed on the systems side of safety too.

I'm passionate about improving patient care, and it has been the honor of my life to get to do this work. I've done extensive market research and research with rural hospitals - nothing like what I am developing is in place yet. Any advice about non-govt funding sources for a startup? / end

As a nurse executive, I need to find a way to get venture capital financing to keep my employees working and expand support to rural hospitals - a critical safety net for many, many communities. There are 2,000 rural hospitals and nearly 50% of them are struggling. A technology solution will help!/

This means that not only will these hospitals not have the expertise to meet the regulatory updates and QI needs, but they will also not have warning when the rules change. I have 30+ yrs experience in this field and have an idea to help provide sustainable support using an EHR-connected AI system./

Rural hospitals do not have enough staff to cover the regulatory and QI requirements. Many of the experienced people in the field left during COVID. Trump just signed an EO that removes the public comment period for changes to the federal register, which is where rules and requirements are located./

Mark, my company contracts with CMS to work with hospitals around the US to improve outcomes for patients. We have saved Medicare several hundred million $s, and more important - saved 100s of 1000s of lives. Now our company is in limbo AND 1000s of rural hospitals won't have the support they need./

I downloaded this today because of your post and already love it!!!! Thank you for sharing!

Seriously you’ve got this and as scary as it seems, your treatment team is not scared and has got this right alongside you. But not gonna lie - the dilaudid haze is real!! ❤️