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NewsDrug overdoses in ER lead to $1.4B in annual charges
Americans who overdose on drugs, whether prescribed or not, are flooding the nation's hospital emergency rooms and racking up nearly $1.5 billion a year in emergency room charges, reports the New Read more...
Medication, drug-related hospitalizations skyrocket
Hospital admissions among Americans ages 45 and older for medication and drug-related conditions doubled between 1997 and 2008, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Read more...
Joint Commission issues new heparin rules
In recent years, there's been nearly 60,000 heparin-related errors in hospitals, with about 1,700 result in patient harm or death. To turn this around, the Joint Commission has issued a safety alert Read more...
Study: One of 15 hospitalized children harmed
A study using new methodology for detecting errors points up an alarming discrepancy between the level of potential harm children faced in hospitals, and what may actually be happening. The study, Read more...
| Press ReleasesStudy: Poison Centers Seeing, Treating More Insulin ErrorsALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annual calls to poison centers regarding insulin have skyrocketed by 279 percent over the past 10 years, according to a new study authored by medical professionals Read more >> |
