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Medicare sets new patient safety goals for hospitals
Medicare is setting new goals for keeping hospitalized patients safe and reducing readmissions after patients are discharged.
Sep 29, 2016
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Can an integrative medicine approach help prevent medical errors?
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. according to a published estimate, but many could be prevented with a shift in the medical industry from a production-driven to an integrative model of healthcare. ...
Sep 8, 2016
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New study looks at safety of outpatient hand and shoulder surgeries
A large study of hand and shoulder surgeries performed at a freestanding, outpatient center found few complications—0.2 percent in nearly 29,000 patients over an 11-year period. The study appears in the new issue of the ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Medication errors: tips to keep you safe
Medication errors are very common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 82 percent of adults are on at least one medication and 29 percent take five or more. With numbers such as those, it's no wonder ...
Jan 5, 2016
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RNs more likely to identify high-risk medication discrepancies
Nearly 66 percent of all adverse events experienced by nursing home residents, such as falls, delirium and hallucinations, could be prevented, in part, by monitoring medication more closely. In nursing homes, both registered ...
Dec 14, 2015
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HITECH Act did not speed up electronic health record adoption as hoped, study shows
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law Feb. 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, improve the quality of health ...
Aug 20, 2015
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Medication error reporting not indicative of patient safety
A comparative study at two Australian hospitals suggests that hospitals' incident data have significant shortcomings, especially as the basis for monitoring safety over time and between sites.
Mar 23, 2015
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Label design may affect risk of medication errors in OR
Special redesigned labels for intravenous (IV) medication bags may help to prevent serious medication errors in the operating room, reports a study in the March issue of the Journal of Patient Safety. The journal is published ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Automatic drug dispensers empower the elderly
Sixteen elderly people in a Norwegian municipality have been testing an automatic drug dispenser at home in their living rooms. Results include increased feelings of empowerment, time saved by the home care services, and ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Better communication between caregivers reduces medical errors, study finds
A method of handing off information about pediatric patients when residents change shifts reduced preventable adverse events by 30 percent, a new study has found.
Dec 8, 2014
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