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A San Francisco hospital is taking the Universal Protocol so seriously that it has threatened to suspend entire operative teams the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurses, and anyone else in the room if the procedures to prevent wrong-site surgery are not followed.
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Enterprise liability is a legal concept that some advocates say can help health care organizations achieve patient safety, but it could represent another reason for risk managers to worry.
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In light of so many providers having difficulty meeting the standard of care for medication administration, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, is taking action.
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Can we collect insurance information after triage in the emergency department but before the medical screening examination? We hear conflicting explanations about whether this violates the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
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A report in the March 25 Philadelphia Inquirer regarding the use of experimental treatment on an infant in connection with a heart repair highlights a series of issues related to both the use of devices not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, in turn, their use on minors, including infants.
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In its recent initiative to minimize medical errors, William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, has made its patients Partners in Safety. Thats the name of the new program, which was launched in 2002.
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In a special Dear Colleague letter aimed at risk managers and other hospital leaders, the Food and Drug Administration warns that some electrically powered hospital beds may pose a risk of fire.
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Surveys of emergency department (ED) patients indicate most patients present there in moderate to severe pain. But ED physicians have a difficult time knowing which medications will work best for their patients because research specifically targeted to emergency conditions is lacking.