SPONGES….Pacific Views has an interesting update to my post from yesterday about reducing medical errors. As Mary points out, the issue is not one of badgering doctors and nurses to be more careful, it’s one of spending the time and money that it takes to systematically figure out what mistakes are most common, how they’re made, and what kinds of procedural changes can reduce them. Consider the common surgical sponge, for example….
More on higher education
Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On
A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.
Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder
Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.
Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline
High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.
Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price
New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.
