This week is National Patient Safety Awareness Week, and the theme is "Are You In? (involved, informed, invested) Commit to Safe Health Care," according to an American Medical Association report.
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Analysis of Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council data by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review found that in 2009, Pennsylvania hospitals charged more than $1.25 billion to treat readmissions due to avoidable infections or complications, according to a Tribune-Review report.
Between June 2004 and May 2010, at least 232 adverse events at Pennsylvania hospitals were due to language barriers, according to a Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory report.
For the first time in the U.S., a death row inmate will be executed with only an anesthetic, according to a Forbes report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has released its Inflationary Indices for 2011, which include industry and company projections for inflation rates over the coming year, according to a company news release.
Health Industry Group Purchasing Association President Curtis Rooney has issued a statement on the recent decision by medical device manufacturer Medtronic to cancel some of its largest GPO contracts, calling the move "nothing short of an attack on America's hospitals."
Study results suggest split-dose MiraLAX in 64 oz. Gatorade is not as effective as 4 L split-dose GoLytely in bowel prep before colonoscopies, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Bethany Higgins, administrator of the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, has opposed two Senate bills that aim to increase patient safety, according to a news report by The Lund Report.
Although the use of colonoscopy has prevented a high number of colorectal cancer deaths, researchers suggest many more deaths could be prevented through more widespread use of the screening modality, according to an article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Smith & Nephew has announced a voluntary nationwide recall of selected lots of IV PREP Antiseptic Wipes, manufactured for Smith & Nephew by The Triad Group, according to a company news release.