Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?

This commentary discusses the challenge of decluttering / de-implementation of low-value practices in healthcare. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: ·        “de-implementation of ineffective patient safety practices presents different challenges than de-implementing low-value clinical care” ·        “Patient safety practices often arise from pressure to demonstrate or document safety rather than from direct clinical needs; this… Continue reading Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?

“The fetishism of scientific management” – a 1912 criticism

An interesting critique of Scientific Management approach from 1912. Great title – ‘fetishism of scientific management’. The author argues that: ·        Scientific Management isn’t even that ‘new’, and is kind of what they’ve always done (…where have we heard that argument before?) ·        Says it takes away from the craftsmanship of people and that people are the… Continue reading “The fetishism of scientific management” – a 1912 criticism