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NewsHospital medical mistakes up, patient harm down
Serious medical mistakes at Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers rose slightly to 316 in 2011, up from 305 in 2010, according to an annual report released yesterday by the Minnesota Read more...
Hospital workers don't report 86% of patient harm events
Hospital workers reported only about 14 percent of the patient-safety incidents experienced by Medicare beneficiaries discharged in October 2008, according to a new report from the Office of the Read more...
Imaging scans still overused despite costs, risks
Imaging testing is often considered a driving force of escalating healthcare costs, as the tests are often expensive and overused. Yet newly released Medicare data find that hospitals used double Read more...
Nurses are still hesitant to speak up when docs make errors
Patient safety has been a focus for how many years? And still...healthcare workers remain hesitant to speak up when doctors make mistakes or take dangerous shortcuts, finds yet another study. This Read more...
Patients continually put in danger due to alarm fatigue
Patient monitor alarms alert healthcare professionals that something is wrong. Yet, as we've reported many times before, the relentless beeps can overwhelm or desensitize hospital staff, sometimes Read more...
Dust earns evil eye from hospital surveyors
Staff at University of Missouri Health Care have apparently been busy dusting. According to officials, violations of infection control standards have been corrected. Many of the problems, according Read more...
Study: Harm from patient handoffs is common
Transferring care of a hospitalized patient from one resident to another frequently causes harm to that patient, including some serious problems, according to new research. The study, which was Read more...
CA hospitals fined for dangerous deficiencies
The California Public Health Department has announced that it has fined 18 hospitals $25,000 per violation for deficiencies in their performance, citing them for administrative problems that could Read more...
| Press ReleasesPhysicians See Promise in Efforts to Prevent Diagnostic Errors: QuantiaMD StudyIn 6,400-Clinician Study, Over 96% Believe Diagnostic Errors are Preventable, Yet Nearly Half Encounter Them Regularly WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A 6,400-clinician study from QuantiaMD, the Read more >> Southern California Hospitals to Benefit From Web-based Knowledge and Expertise Sharing Community to Research, Identify anSouthern California Patient Safety Collaborative Working to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Sepsis, Improve Perinatal Care among 96 Hospital Participants; Project Addressing Pressing Issues Read more >> |
