Healthcare organizations sometimes look to hand-offs as a potential for miscommunications and patient safety issues. A new study, however, challenges whether the face-to-face handoffs make an impact on quality of care.
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Domingo Gomez filed a lawsuit Monday against Olympus America over the recent CRE superbug at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, alleging liability, negligence and fraud, reports Santa Monica Mirror.
Innovations Surgery Group (ISG) specializes in the development and management of minimally invasive GYN freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”) in partnership with practicing physicians. The company focus is on single specialty GYN centers. Through the development of powerful new surgical…
Here are six strategies for protecting patient health information, according to a report by EHR review site Software Advice called "HIPAA Breaches: Minimizing Risks and Patient Fears IndustryView | 2015."
A study, published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, identified behavioral factors — both barriers and enablers — that may impact physician hand hygiene compliance.
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The balance of free speech and patient safety is being debated, as it concerns a draft guidance issued last year from the FDA that would allow drug makers to give physicians new information that "rebutes, mitigates or refines" information about…
The newly unveiled Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance, comprised of the heads of Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are working to change the widespread use of medical technology by patients and health professionals,…
ACMSS sent out a press release reminding healthcare professionals they can still sign up for the Electronic Health Records Incentive Program before the deadline this Friday. To qualify for the 2014 reporting year, professionals have until 11:59 ET on March…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its 2015 Ambulatory Surgical Center Services report. Here are nine things to know about the report and MedPAC’s recommendations.
Two outpatient ambulatory surgery centers were recognized by the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program, according to a report in The Oregonian.