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WBAY obtained records which found the Wisconsin Department of Health Services waited until March to tell the public about the Elizabethkingia outbreak, despite the agency starting its investigation of the virus in December, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Each year, medical errors account for 400,000 patient deaths, and cost the nation between $15 billion and $19 billion, according to Alternet.

Researchers analyzed how a local patient safety intervention and a national guideline impacted unnecessary red blood cell transfusions, according to AJMC.com.

The Veterans Affairs clinic at the Wilmington (N.C.) International Airport has resumed all clinical services since water quality issues at the facility forced the suspension of some services, according to Star News.

On April 13, the Maine House voted in favor of Medicaid expansion, but Gov. Paul LePage vetoed the plan for the sixth time, according to Portland Press Herald.

In a letter, CMS detailed the agency wants to ban Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and President Sunny Balwani from owning or operating any other lab for at least two years, according to Fierce Medical Devices.

ECRI Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing patient care, released its annual list of the "Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations," according to Healthcare Finance News.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Florida will soon be able to write prescriptions for controlled substances, according to a Forbes report.

Twenty organizations are pushing for improved clinical trial reporting, according to STAT.

A poll from the United Nurses and Allied Professionals organization shows that a majority of registered nurses working in Rhode Island hospitals believe that patient care is adversely impacted by unsafe staffing practices and compelling nurses to care for too…