8 Strategies to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery | Medical Errors Cost $19.5B a Year &15 More Stats on Healthcare Quality | Toolkit to Prevent Mislabeled Blood Specimens | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting

News & Analysis

May 1, 2012

1. 8 Strategies to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery.

2. Medical Errors Cost $19.5B a Year & 15 More Statistics on the State of Healthcare Quality.

3. Hospital Compare Preview Reports Now Available.

4. Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - ACOs, Physician-Hospital Integration, Improving Profits and Key Specialties (May 17-18, Chicago) - Registration Closed. This exclusive conference brings together hospital leaders to discuss how to improve hospital and health systems in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. Call 800-417-2035 or email registration@beckershospital.com to register. Click here for more information.

5. 7 Educational Tools for Prevention of Wrong-Site Surgery.

6. Patient Safety Tool: Toolkit to Prevent Mislabeled Blood Specimens.

7. FTC Supports Louisiana Law That Would Relax Patient Care Rules for Advanced Practice Nurses.

8. Upcoming Webinar. Tough Coding Issues Facing ASCs (Weds., May 2, 1:15-2:15 PM CT). To learn more or register,

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9. Accreditation Tip: Joint Commission's Expectations for Non-Licensed, Non-Employee Individuals in Healthcare.

10. Experts Call for Healthcare's Own "National Transportation and Safety Board".

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