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Hospital partially shut down after lab suspension
Bankrupt Peninsula Hospital in Queens, N.Y., on Friday shut down much of the 173-bed facility after state health officials ordered it to close its lab, citing patient safety deficiencies. Peninsula
Hospital staff afraid to speak up about medical errors
Most health professionals are reluctant to report errors, fearing a punitive hospital culture, according to a recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report . Out of the more than
Teaching hospitals blast their poor patient safety scores
Some of the leading teaching hospitals are taking issue with public Medicare data that points to such institutions, including Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Medical Center and Massachusetts General
Hospital 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
States step in to define scope of practice
In response to the trend of more doctors performing procedures outside their specialty , a number of state legislatures are looking to reexamine the rules surrounding what physicians can and can't do,
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
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
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
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
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,
