Articles Tagged With:
-
Summit focus: Efforts to improve diagnosis accuracy
Responding to the 2015 Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare report from the Institute of Medicine that placed a public spotlight on the issue of diagnostic accuracy, the American Board of Medical Specialties and the National Patient Safety Foundation recently brought together experts to address the issue.
-
Stryker offers $5 million indemnity for lost sponges
Stryker Corp. in Kalamazoo, MI, recently announced the availability of SurgiCount Promise, a risk-sharing program that protects a hospital’s investment in the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System with up to $5 million in product-liability indemnification and a rebate of the cost of implementing SurgiCount.
-
ICU Capacity Strain
ICUs are faced with the challenge of continuing care delivery under conditions of increasing strain that's tough to get a handle on.
-
Insurance firms looking to evaluate cyber risk
Insurance underwriters are increasingly investigating ways to evaluate cyber risks and help health-care organizations ensure health information systems and services are adequately protected, according to recent testimony from Daniel Nutkis, CEO of The Health Information Trust Alliance, healthcare leaders and security experts based in Frisco, TX.
-
Healthcare facilities could face liability from recall of duodenoscope
Healthcare facilities and providers face potential liability related to the use of a scope that has been recalled and is the subject of lawsuits against the manufacturer.
-
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and hackers are getting better
On the heels of four incidents in which hospitals were hit with ransomware attacks, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre jointly released an alert that warns about several prominent ransomware variants that have emerged over the past few years, including Symantec, Xorist, CtyptorBit, CryptoLocker, Samas, and Locky.
-
Nurse sues hospital for suspension related to suicidal comments
When do an employee’s personal troubles threaten patient safety and justify limiting work duties? A certified registered nurse anesthetist recently sued a hospital after it put her on sick leave and demanded a psychiatrist approve her return to work, which was prompted by her statements suggesting suicidal thoughts and the concerns voiced by her coworkers.
-
Can Alarm Fatigue Be Conquered?
Yes, say the hospitals cutting the noise.
-
Can Chemotherapy Damage Heart Valves?
Long-term lymphoma survivors were noted to experience valvular regurgitation out of proportion to reductions in left ventricular function and degenerative valve stenosis. The most evidence appeared in those who received radiation therapy in addition to chemotherapy.
-
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Management — You Can’t Go Wrong
Rate control and rhythm control strategies for cardiac surgery patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation lead to similar hospital durations, similar complication rates, and similar very low rates of atrial fibrillation at 60-day follow-up.