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Subject: Medical Errors Leave 550+ FL Patients Dead, Seriously Harmed in '10 | Home vs. Outsourced Laundering of Scrubs | 'Know Where to Throw' Waste Mgmt Poster | 2/3 of IL ASCs Inspected Cited for Inf Cntrl Problems
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News & Analysis
Aug. 9, 2011

1. Medical Errors Leave More Than 550 Florida Patients Dead or Seriously Harmed in 2010. Click Here

2. The Laundry Quandary: Home Laundering vs. Professional Reprocessing of Surgical Scrubs. Click Here

3. Staff Education Tool: 'Know Where to Throw' Waste Management Poster. Click Here

4. Two-Thirds of Illinois Surgery Centers Inspected Cited for Infection Control Problems. Click Here

5. Less Than 300 Registration Spots Remain for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers. Learn more and register today! Click Here

6. Top 10 Most Frequently Reviewed Sentinel Event Categories. Click Here

7. Connecticut Surgery Center Shuttered Over License Suspension Set to Reopen. Click Here

8. Five-Year-Old Dies Following Overdose of Anesthetic in Georgia. Click Here

9. Physician Requirement to Document Date of Service on Operative Reports: Q&A With Cindy King of Health Inventures. Click Here

10. Staff Education Tool: Two Hand Hygiene Videos. Click Here
 
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