Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., is the subject of a lawsuit filed last year by a woman who alleges the hospital’s substandard care was a contributing factor in her stillborn’s death, according to an Oakland Tribune news report. Read the…
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The Joint Commission's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals became effective July 1.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable poster which outlines steps staff members should take in the event of a sharps injury.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, has launched a new website on the STOP STICKS campaign that was developed to raise awareness of the dangers of sharps injuries and to provide tools so…
Included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program" is a form to assist healthcare organizations determine the factors that may have contributed to a reported sharps injury or…
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John J. Goehle, COO of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies in Rochester and Albany, N.Y., is author of "The Survey Guide for ASCs - A Guide to the CMS Conditions for Coverage & Interpretive Guidelines for Ambulatory Surgery Centers." He identifies eight…
The number of serious disciplinary actions taken against physicians — including license revocations and suspensions — totaled 22 in 2010, representing a 400 percent increase compared to 2009, according to a News Journal news report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free, downloadable brochure which provides questions patients who are facing surgery that is not an emergency should ask their doctor and surgeon.
A recent study conducted at the University of North Carolina Health Care Ambulatory Surgical Center in Chapel Hill shows nurses who call patients three business days prior to a scheduled surgery decreases the daily cancellation rate by 53 percent, and…
The Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, as part of its graduate medical education policies and procedures, provides a downloadable patient handoff policy and sample form.