by Varun Verma, M.D. | Oct 7, 2019 | Medical Error, Patient Safety & Quality
Since graduating medical school in 2008 I’ve often pondered how so many good people doing their best in the sphere of healthcare can still not prevent so many bad outcomes. After my first daughter was born in 2016 I blogged about our terrifying experience in a...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Nov 9, 2018 | Patients
I wrote this before the California shooting. Another tragedy on a daily basis in the US… As long as lobbying groups hold power and politicians do nothing – none of us are safe. Gun violence is endemic in the United States. This should not be a...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Nov 1, 2018 | Medical Error, Patient Safety & Quality
Blog post below is adapted from a talk I gave on 11/1/2018 in New York City at Medshadow Foundation. I want to talk briefly about three things that I see on a daily basis in the hospital – that I believe increases the risk for patient harm: 1- Patients often...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Oct 11, 2018 | Patients
“Before I leave, I want to talk to you about something very important. I want to make sure that nothing is ever done against your wishes, so it doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 98 years of age, if you’re a patient being admitted to the hospital I need to ask you some...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Sep 7, 2018 | Advocacy, Patient Safety & Quality, Patients
Being a hospitalized patient is perhaps one of the most disempowering experiences an individual can face (besides being in war or a prisoner). Patients face constant uncertainty; having no idea what time their physician will visit, when they will be taken for their...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Aug 28, 2018 | Medical Error, Advocacy, Patient Safety & Quality, Patients
Being a hospitalized patient is perhaps one of the most disempowering experiences an individual can face (besides being in war or a prisoner). Patients face constant uncertainty; having no idea what time their physician will visit, when they will be taken for their...
