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A trial, involving a class-action lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare and Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, will determine whether the healthcare organizations are responsible for patient deaths and injuries that took place after Hurricane Katrina, according to a New York…

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced it has proposed rules that would require all surgical facilities in the state to be registered and inspected.

Southern Surgery Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., has received accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from the Hattiesburg American.

Results from a data analysis show an increasing trend of unintentional therapeutic errors involving insulin in the ambulatory setting, according to a study published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.

H&P Industries, parent company of Triad Group and manufacturer of over-the-counter products, has initiated a voluntary product recall of all lots of its povidine prep pads, according to a company news release.

Study results suggest using color to differentiate drug strength can be effective in improving medication safety, according to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Proposed legislation from Washington seeks to give more rights and a voice to patients and families who claim they were negatively affected by a clinician's medical error, according to a Seattle Times news report.

St. Mary's Dean Ventures, based in Madison, Wis., has announced two if its ambulatory surgery centers have been awarded accreditation by The Joint Commission.

Joan Russell, a former admitting office coordinator at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J., has filed a lawsuit against the hospital, accusing the hospital of firing her after she reported errors in patient records, according to an Express-Times news report.

A new Nevada bill has been introduced that would require medical facilities to develop patient safety checklists and update these checklists annually, according to a copy of the bill and news reports.