Publications
Patient Safety is the Final Frontier, & TeamSTEPPS™ is the Vehicle
Authored by Julia Slininger, RN, BS, CPHQ, a Lumetra Senior Healthcare Consultant, this article discusses the value of the teamwork-training program, TeamSTEPPS(Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) in achieving patient safety.
Next Generation Improvement for Healthcare Systems: A Comprehensive Structure-Process-Outcome Patient-Centered Medical Home Model for Redesigning Medical Practices
Co-authored by Linda M. Sawyer, PhD, RN, Lumetra’s CEO, together with Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Medical Director, and Fabio Sabogal, PhD, Sr. Health Services Analyst, this article discusses the advantages of the patient-centered medical home model to reduce costs and improve patient safety.
The Business Case for Patient Safety
Lumetra`s Linda Sawyer, Allison Snow and Fabio Sabogal publish a study in the Journal of the California Association for Healthcare Quality delineating the savings hospitals can accomplish with patient safety measures
