The problems related to clinical distractions have grown in a brief amount of time. In addition to the expended use of electronic medical records, handheld technologies, and AI, staffing issues are reaching crisis levels. There is a considerable threat to patient safety, professional performance, and wellness.
This book exposes the breadth or risks covered in the previous edition while expanding into new topics. The team of authors represents a diverse group of experts that offer different perspectives.
Distracted Doctoring is written for physicians, including anesthesiologists, surgeons and general practitioners, PAs, NPs, nurses, pharmacists, technologists, other members of the health care team (clinical and non-clinical), researchers, health care administrators and students.
Introduction.- 1.Medicine Enters the Computer Age.- 2.Addiction to
Technology & Speed.- 3.Documenting While Doctoring: Attention and Distraction
in the Exam Room.- 4.The Impact of Technology on Communication Within the
Patient-Physician Relationship.- 5.Physician Dissatisfaction, Stress, and
Burnout, and Their Impact on Patient Care.- 6.Managing Distractions Through
Advocacy, Education, and Change.- 7.Electronic Devices as Potential Sources
of Biological Contamination.- 8.The Dangers of Social Media Affecting
Professional Reputation.- 9.Digital Distraction and Legal Risk.-
10.Electronic Etiquette:A Curriculum for Health Professionals.- 11.Mindful
Practitioners, Mindful Team and Mindful Organizations Attending to Core Tasks
of Medicine.- 12.Psychological Safety and the Relationship with Electronic
Distraction.- 13.How to write professional notes in the EMR.- 14.PRIMUM NON
NOCERE.- 15.Virtual Reality as an Innovative and Mindful Approach to Advance
Patient Centered Care in the 21st Century.- 16.Cyberloafing in
Healthcare.-17.Surgical Technology and Surgical Processing - Noise &
Electronic Distraction and the Impact on Quality Patient Care.- 18.Minimizing
Electronic Noise and Distraction in the Work Place- A Risk Officers
Perspective.- 19.ELECTRONIC CHALLENGES TO PATIENT SAFETY AND CARE.-
20.Administrative Considerations in Providing Patient-Centered Care in the
Digital Age.- 21.Risk Reduction and Vigilance in Anesthesia.
Dr. Peter J. Papadakos is Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. He serves as Director of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Rochester. He is also Professor of Medicine at Mercer University in Macon Georgia. Dr Papadakos is also Professor of Respiratory Care at Genesse College in Rochester NY. He is the co-editor of Encyclopedia of Trauma Care (Springer) as well as the author of numerous monographs, book chapters, original papers, and reviews.
Dr. Roy H. Constantine is the Administrative Director of Advanced Practice Provider Services at Catholic Health - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®, Roslyn, NY, USA. He is a co-editor of the publication, Integrating Advanced Practice Providers into the ICU (Society of Critical Care Medicine) and has written and produced numerous articles, chapters and podcasts.
