Articles Tagged With: administration
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‘Servant Leadership’ Retains Healthcare Staff
The authors of a recent report on the future of nursing concluded with this cogent point: “Simply put, efforts to train more nurses are futile if those nurses leave the workplace.”
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What to Do When a Patient Threatens to Sue
The moments after a patient threatens to sue for medical malpractice can be critical. How clinicians and risk managers react can affect the likelihood of a lawsuit and its outcome. -
CDC: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Causes Rare Anaphylactic Shock
From Dec. 21, 2020, to Jan. 10, 2021, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System detected 10 cases of severe anaphylaxis after immunization with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Ten cases coming out 4,041,396 first doses of the vaccine translates to 2.5 cases per million shots administered.
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AAAHC Offers Advice on Administering COVID-19 Vaccine
Surgery centers must interpret existing standards in a way that encompasses what is required for COVID-19 and how to handle the vaccine and its administration. The best course of action is for leaders to refer to accreditation standards on vaccines for general guidance.
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AMA Prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine with Coding Updates
Laying the administrative groundwork is an important part of ensuring success for administration of an eventual vaccine.
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Trump Administration Revives Title X ‘Domestic Gag Rule’
The administration published a series of proposed changes that would alter the services and providers that could be supported by Title X.
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Improper Administration of a Drug Yields Verdict of $44.1 Million From Jury
In 2011, a 57-year-old woman was transferred to a hospital to treat a benign brain tumor. The hospital removed the tumor and prescribed heparin, an anticoagulant medication. However, staff failed to follow proper procedures in the administration of heparin over nine days.
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Trauma Reports for July/August 2007
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VLED can Result in Changes in Liver and Abdominal Fat
Given the observed early reduction in LV and the progressive reduction in VAT, we suggest that the minimum duration for a preoperative VLED be 2 weeks. -
News briefs: AAAHC, JCAHO sign recognition agreement; certified administrator exam Sept. 28; Anesthesia section gets major changes for AAAHC