Doctor as criminal: reporting of patient deaths to the police and criminal prosecution of healthcare providers in Japan

Starkey, Jay; Maeda, Shoichi

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-53

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“…Consequently, these topics have been incorporated into the curricula of more than three quarters of schools. The Hiroo case was a sentinel case handled through the Japanese criminal legal system, and subsequent cases of medical error have been handled likewise; prior research has shown the total number of healthcare provider criminal prosecutions for medical error leading to patient death has been on the rise for over 10 years [ 31 ]. This may be why so many nursing schools cover the topics of criminal liability.…”

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Patient safety education at Japanese nursing schools: results of a nationwide survey

et al. 2011

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BackgroundPatient safety education is becoming of worldwide interest and concern in the field of healthcare, particularly in the field of nursing. However, as elsewhere, little is known about the extent to which nursing schools have adopted patient safety education into their curricula. We conducted a nationwide survey to characterize patient safety education at nursing schools in Japan.ResultsResponse rate was 43% overall. Ninety percent of nursing schools have integrated the topic of patient safety education into their curricula. However, 30% reported devoting less than five hours to the topic. All schools use lecture based teaching methods while few used others, such as role playing. Topics related to medical error theory are widely taught, e.g. human factors and theories & models (Swiss Cheese Model, Heinrich's Law) while relatively few schools cover practical topics related to error analysis such as root cause analysis.ConclusionsMost nursing schools in Japan cover the topic of patient safety, but the number of hours devoted is modest and teaching methods are suboptimal. Even so, national inclusion of patient safety education is a worthy, achievable goal.

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“…This measure has been translated into Spanish [111]. Self-rated/self-reported health (SRH) has been differentially reported by Hispanics compared to whites, especially based on their acculturation status [111-114]. Hispanics are 3.6 times more likely to report fair or poor health compared to whites [115].…”

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A pilot study of yoga as self-care for arthritis in minority communities

Middleton

Ward

Haaz

et al. 2013

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BackgroundWhile arthritis is the most common cause of disability, non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics experience worse arthritis impact despite having the same or lower prevalence of arthritis compared to non-Hispanic whites. People with arthritis who exercise regularly have less pain, more energy, and improved sleep, yet arthritis is one of the most common reasons for limiting physical activity. Mind-body interventions, such as yoga, that teach stress management along with physical activity may be well suited for investigation in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Yoga users are predominantly white, female, and college educated. There are few studies that examine yoga in minority populations; none address arthritis. This paper presents a study protocol examining the feasibility and acceptability of providing yoga to an urban, minority population with arthritis.Methods/designIn this ongoing pilot study, a convenience sample of 20 minority adults diagnosed with either osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis undergo an 8-week program of yoga classes. It is believed that by attending yoga classes designed for patients with arthritis, with racially concordant instructors; acceptability of yoga as an adjunct to standard arthritis treatment and self-care will be enhanced. Self-care is defined as adopting behaviors that improve physical and mental well-being. This concept is quantified through collecting patient-reported outcome measures related to spiritual growth, health responsibility, interpersonal relations, and stress management. Additional measures collected during this study include: physical function, anxiety/depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, social roles, and pain; as well as baseline demographic and clinical data. Field notes, quantitative and qualitative data regarding feasibility and acceptability are also collected. Acceptability is determined by response/retention rates, positive qualitative data, and continuing yoga practice after three months.DiscussionThere are a number of challenges in recruiting and retaining participants from a community clinic serving minority populations. Adopting behaviors that improve well-being and quality of life include those that integrate mental health (mind) and physical health (body). Few studies have examined offering integrative modalities to this population. This pilot was undertaken to quantify measures of feasibility and acceptability that will be useful when evaluating future plans for expanding the study of yoga in urban, minority populations with arthritis.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01617421

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“…In 1999, two serious medical accidents occurred at about the same time that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human" was published in the United States. One medical accident occurred at Yokoham City University Hospital (YUCH) [35] in January of 1999 while the other occurred at Hiroo General Hospital (HGH) in February of 1999 [36]. At YUCH two patients were mixed-up: a patient who needed a heart operation was mistaken for another patient who required a lung operation.…”

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Empowering Patients: Making Health Information and Systems Safer for Patients and the Public

Borycki¹,

Househ²,

Kushniruk³

et al. 2012

Yearb Med Inform

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SummaryThe objectives of this paper are to explore issues and perspectives from four regions of the world where health information systems are contributing to patient empowerment and influencing patient safety.Members of the IMIA Working Group for Health Information Systems Safety came together to explore global issues at the intersection of health information systems safety, patient empowerment and patient safety. The group carried out a review and synthesis of the empirical and grey literature in four different regions/countries of the world that have differing health information system safety priorities.Regions/countries from differing parts of the world are developing: (1) high quality, safe information for individuals to use in their health related decision making, (2) patient portals and testing them for their safety, (3) methods for identifying unsafe health information system features and functions, and (4) ways of engaging citizens in identifying unsafe features and functions of health information systems.Internationally, there has been a rise in the number of health information systems and technologies that are being developed to support patient care. The amount of health information available on the World Wide Web (WWW), and the use of mobile phone software to support consumer health behaviours and self-management of chronic illnesses has also grown. The use of some of these health informationsystems and technologies has helped citizens to improve their health status (e.g. patient portals, mobile phones). However, the safety of these systems and technologies has come into question. As a result, there is a need to refine these systems and ensure theirsafetywhentheyareusedbypatientsandtheirfamilies.

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Doctor as criminal: reporting of patient deaths to the police and criminal prosecution of healthcare providers in Japan

Cited by 7 publications

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Patient safety education at Japanese nursing schools: results of a nationwide survey

Patient safety education at Japanese nursing schools: results of a nationwide survey

A pilot study of yoga as self-care for arthritis in minority communities

Empowering Patients: Making Health Information and Systems Safer for Patients and the Public

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