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NewsHospitals fined $650k for patient safety violations in California
A dozen California hospitals, including renowned University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, are fined with a total of $650,000 for patient safety violations. The California Read more...
RI creates patient-safety organization
Rhode Island has passed legislation creating a patient-safety organization whose job it is will be to reduce preventable medical errors in the state. The PSO, which will function under the state's Read more...
| Press ReleasesAffordable Care Act initiative to lower costs, help doctors and hospitals coordinate careWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a new initiative to help improve care for patients while they are in the hospital and after they Read more >> Quantros Executive Director To Present at The Joint Commission Annual Conference on Quality and Patient SafetyDr. Ali Rashidee Will Discuss How Data Interoperability Helps Reduce Preventable Adverse Events at 2011 Conference SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. Ali Rashidee MD, MS, Executive Director for Read more >> Quantros Executive Director Re-Elected Co-Chair of HL7 Patient Safety Work GroupDr. Ali Rashidee Will Serve a Two-Year Term for Non-Profit Healthcare Information Standards Development Organization SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. Ali Rashidee MD, MS, Executive Director for Read more >> Bon Secours Health System Adopts Quantros Safety and Quality SolutionsLeading Not-for-Profit Health System to Support Culture of Patient Safety with Real-Time Event Management and PSO Protection from Quantros SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quantros, a leading Read more >> Study Finds Nurse Interruptions a Common and Significant Factor in Hospital Medical ErrorsSouth Jersey Healthcare has Integrated Omnicell's Anywhere RN(TM) Solution to Address Interruptions in Drug Administration and Streamline Workflow to Improve Patient CareMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 17 Read more >> |
