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.
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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.
A new ASTM International standard provides a way for healthcare professionals to evaluate resistance in protective clothing to hypodermic needle punctures, according to an organization news release.
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Sheryl Walker, MD, who has been a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care for more than 15 years, shares the follow five best practices for ambulatory surgery centers to meet the Medicare Conditions for Coverage (CfC).
Here are three frequently asked questions about OSHA's rules concerning regulated waste and the federal agency's responses to those questions.
Missouri State Representative Vicki Schneider (R-O'Fallon) has introduced a bill that would penalize physicians who perform medical procedures while intoxicated, according to a Columbia Missourian news report.
A meta-analysis of nine previous studies found that quitting smoking shortly before surgery was not associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications, according to a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine.
U.S. Pharmacopeia, with the help of a group of independent experts, is aiming to make the labels on drugs more standardized and easier to understand for patients, according to an LA Times news report.