1. Parkland Memorial Hospital's Medicare Status Threatened, Cited as 'Serious Threat' to Patient Safety.

2. 7 Surprising OSHA and Waste Management Rules and Regulations.

3. Patient Safety Tool: 'Your Health is in Your Clean Hands' Poster.

4. New York Nurse Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation for Falsifying Records, Patient Negligence.

5. Hear Clinical Quality Experts Present on Infection Control in ASCs, Effective Clinical Benchmarking, Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection and More at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers. Learn more and register today! 

6. New HIPAA Fines Can Be Seven Figures.

7. Two Patient Deaths Blamed on Low Staffing Levels at Carlisle Regional in Pennsylvania. 

8. Staff Education Tool: 'Do Not Crush' List (Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not be Crushed). 

9. Patient Safety Experts Develop, Test Operating Room Crisis Checklists.

10. New Illinois Law Allows Patient Access to Physician Information, Including Disciplinary Actions.

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