tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post228839246270284077..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Why Medical Quality Programs FailMichael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-76603486025597720732009-10-11T18:46:50.567-04:002009-10-11T18:46:50.567-04:00I thank you for the comment and agree we should be...I thank you for the comment and agree we should be imitating others who have higher medical quality. I don't think we have to go as far as Europe, as there are many institutions here who are cracking the code against preventable complications. Reducing hospital infections is not an easy task considering that we still can't get physicians, nurses and hospital visitors to wash their hands. For many of us in medicine, reducing infections is not itself a sufficient incentive to change our behavior.Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-1584372271612896142009-10-11T17:48:16.739-04:002009-10-11T17:48:16.739-04:00There is much written on the internet to suggest t...There is much written on the internet to suggest that Belgium has a system which might offer insight. I copied below from a site but hesitated to take up space by putting too much information on your site.<br /><br />Belgium has some of the lowest rates of hospital bourne infections such as MRSA consequently the patient to patient infection rate is nil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com