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Subject: Patient Safety Deficiencies May Cost FL Hosp Medicare Status | 10 Steps for Sterile Processing | Early Reg Dscts End in 2 Days for 18th Annual ASCs Conf | Transitions of Care Checklist
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News & Analysis
Aug. 30, 2011

1. Florida Hospital Could Lose Medicare Status Over Patient Safety Deficiencies. Click Here

2. 10 Important Steps for Sterile Processing in a Surgery CenterClick Here

3.
Patient Safety Tool: Transitions of Care ChecklistClick HereNote: Did you miss any of the other 16 new tools added to our Database of Downloadable Patient Safety Tools & Resources last week? If so, click here to review these new resources now available for download and use in your facility.

4. Johns Hopkins: Temporary ED Staff Poses Increased Patient Safety Risks. Click Here

5. Two Days Left for Early Registration Discounts for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago). 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers. Less than 125 spots remain. Register today! Click Here

6. Guidance to Prevent Adverse Events in Surgery Centers: Wrong-Site Surgery. Click Here

7. 
Patient Education Tool: 'What If Your Child Needs Anesthesia?' Brochure. Click Here

8. JAMA: Discharged ICU Patients Face Higher Risk of Unintentionally Stopping Medications. Click Here

9. Is Tourniquet Time a Substitute for Incision Time: Q&A With ASC Donna Slosburg of the ASC Quality Collaboration. Click Here

10.
Study Abstract of AAAHC Institute QI Award Winner. Click Here


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