Articles Tagged With: failure
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Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure
Acute decompensated heart failure is a serious condition that presents in the emergency department and the intensive care unit. The causes of heart failure are multifactorial, making it, at times, difficult to diagnose and treat.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
C. diff. Risk in Veteran’s Long-term Care; Survival in Acute Liver Failure
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False Information from Patients With Dementia Threatens Safety
Growing concern about the patient safety risks posed by dementia is prompting some U.S. healthcare systems to address the issue with policies and procedures designed to avoid misinformation and other threats.
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Failure to Timely Diagnose Complication Leads to $1.57 Million Verdict for Hospital
In 2011, a woman underwent laparoscopic surgery to increase her likelihood of becoming pregnant. During the procedure, and unbeknownst to the woman and her obstetrician, the woman’s small bowel was perforated.
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Nitrate Therapy Shows Possible Harm in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the use of isosorbide mononitrate was associated with a nonsignificant decrease in physical activity level, and no improvement in symptoms or quality of life.
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HIPAA settlement addresses medical device users
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Lahey will pay $850,000 and will adopt a “robust” corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program, OCR reports. Lahey is a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts Medical School.
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Communication failure cited in 30% of med mal
Thirty percent of all medical malpractice claims involve a communication failure, according to a new report. These claims involve communication breakdowns in which acts, figures, or findings got lost between the individuals who had that information and those who needed it, across the spectrum of healthcare services and settings.
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Is Sodium Restriction Detrimental in Chronic Heart Failure?
In an observational study of outpatients with NYHA class II or III heart failure, dietary sodium restriction (< 2500 mg/day) was associated with increased risk of death or heart failure hospitalization.