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Wachter's World


Lively and iconoclastic ruminations on hospitals, hospitalists, quality, safety, and more…
Patient Safety in the US and UK, Part II: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up
Dr. Bob Wachter compares approaches to patient safety in the US and the UK, with a focus on differences in the countries’ organizational tendencies.
Patient Safety in the US and UK, Part I: The Doctors
Dr. Bob Wachter compares approaches to patient safety in the US and the UK, with a focus on the role of physicians in the two countries.
The Hospitalist Field Turns 15: What The Past Says About The Future
Bob Wachter shares some insight into the past and the future of hospital medicine.
Can Berwick Be Saved? Here's One Possible Scenario
We’ve all had the experience of hearing someone we know well say or write something totally out of character, and wondering, “what was that about?”
The Partnership for Patients: The Inside Scoop on a Game Changing Safety Initiative
Kathleen Sebelius and Don Berwick announced the “Partnership for Patients,” a federal initiative designed to take a bite out of adverse events in US hospitals.
The New and Improved AHRQ WebM&M and Patient Safety Network
This patient safety websites that Dr. Wachter edits for the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality were relaunched this week after extensive makeovers.
Why Berwick Matters
Two cover stories in Time debate a provocative question: Is America in decline? I was on the fence, but considered the fracas over Don Berwick's appointment.
A Game-Changing Statistic: 1 in 250
The reluctance of some clinicians to alter their thinking despite powerful evidence of the risks associated with CT scans is perplexing -- and rather alarming.
Are Academic Medical Centers Toast in a Post-Healthcare Reform World?
The threat to profitability is roiling hospital board rooms everywhere, but the threats to academic medical centers seem particularly daunting.
The New Home Team: The Remarkable Rise of the Hyphenated Hospitalist
Hospital medicine became the fastest growing specialty in medical history partly by following the classic start-up model pioneered by Southwest Airlines.

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