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NewsHospital withholds patient safety report, cites legal woes
In a move away from patient safety and transparency, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is withholding a federally mandated patient safety report for fear of lawsuits, reported The Dallas Morning Read more...
Hospitals, nurses grapple with overtime
State-mandated caps on nursing overtime hours improve patient safety and care quality, concluded a new study, reported Renal Business Today. The regulations prevented fatigue from long shifts and the Read more...
Nonteaching hospitals think they're better at teamwork, handoffs
Nonteaching hospitals on average scored higher than academic medical centers for teamwork and patient handoffs, according to the latest patient safety survey from the Agency for Healthcare Research Read more...
Hospital 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...
AMA: Hospitals must focus on reducing outpatient errors
Although hospitals are ramping up efforts to report and prevent medical errors, the increased emphasis on the safety of inpatients has left outpatient data lacking, according to an American Medical Read more...
Safety comes with surgeons' age
Contrary to popular belief, more experience doesn't always mean better performance. Surgeons between the ages of 35 and 50 provide the safest care compared with their older or younger colleagues, 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...
Hospital fights 'compassion fatigue' with staff training
In addition to combating alarm fatigue to prevent patient harm, hospitals also are finding ways to thwart compassion fatigue, which can lead to reduced patient safety, lower patient satisfaction and Read more...
UC Irvine investigated for unsafe drug pumps, untrained staff
State and federal health officials investigated UC Irvine Medical Center in California after a kidney transplant patient, who received too much medication from a drug pump, died in July, reports the Read more...
Protect against fatal smartphone distractions
With the proliferation of personal tech tools entering the workplace comes the merging of personal and professional devices, especially smartphones. The trend could lead to potentially fatal Read more...
| Press ReleasesIsabelle C. Kopec, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P., Named Chair of Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Tele-ICU CommitteeHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 41st Annual Congress (SCCM) this week, Isabelle C. Kopec, M.D., FACP, FCCP, vice president of medical affairs of Advanced ICU Read more >> Avery Dennison Healthcare Provider Solutions and Trimble Collaborate to Deliver ThingMagic Powered RFID Systems for HospitalsSolutions and Services to Improve Key Processes, Increase Patient Safety and Satisfaction, and Reduce CostsSUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that Avery Read more >> Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and SaCentra Health will utilize TeleHealth's enterprise interactive patient education solution to increase patient satisfaction and safety scores across the system.Lynchburg, Va. and Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 2 Read more >> Middlesex Hospital Selects Prime-A-Pump to Build and Maintain Evidence-Based Drug LibrariesLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zynx Health Device Network, a developer of clinical decision support for medical devices, today announced that Middlesex Hospital has selected Prime-A-Pump – an Read more >> New UHC Scorecard Provides Unique Insights Into Integrated Performance in 6 Key AreasGives AMCs a view of interrelationships between quality, patient safety, and supply chain costsCHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UHC today introduced its new Quality and Spend Scorecard, which Read more >> |
