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What Influences ICU Admission?
SYNOPSIS: There is widespread variability between hospitals in rates of ICU admission. High ICU utilization hospitals were more likely to use invasive procedures and incurred higher costs than low ICU utilization hospitals with no difference in mortality.
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Reported Beta-lactam Allergy Is Associated with More Adverse Events Among Inpatients
SYNOPSIS: A prospective cohort study from three hospitals determined that patients who did not receive a preferred beta-lactam antibiotic were at greater risk for an adverse event (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.28-7.89) compared to controls without a beta-lactam allergy.
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Outcomes in Patients Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia After In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
SYNOPSIS: Current guidelines recommend the use of therapeutic hypothermia in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, even though its efficacy has been demonstrated only in randomized trials after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This non-randomized, observational cohort study based on a large national registry found that the use of therapeutic hypothermia was associated with lower likelihood of survival and less favorable neurological outcome in patients successfully resuscitated after an in-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Doctor’s Failure to Diagnose Results in $7.7 Million Wrongful Death Verdict
A 50-year-old patient died after physicians failed to diagnose a pulmonary embolism.
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Couple Awarded $6.8 Million for Avoidable Loss of Vision
A 50-year-old patient experienced avoidable, permanent vision loss following open-heart surgery.
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$145 Million Settlement Largest Ever for Skilled Nursing
A rehabilitation provider in has agreed to pay $145 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it defrauded the government by submitting claims for rehab services that were not necessary and, in some cases, not provided by skilled caregivers.
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Culture Most Important in Preventing Falls with Elderly
The organization’s culture is the factor most determining the liability risk of a facility or community serving the elderly, according to a recent report from CNA Financial Corporation.
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Tell Staff How Safety Reports Made a Difference
Hospital staff will report safety concerns more when they are informed of how their previous reports helped improve patient safety, according to a recent report from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Speech Recognition Errors Can Make EHRs Unreliable
Be aware that speech recognition software can introduce errors to the medical record. Errors can threaten patient safety and increase liability.
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Are You Really Getting the Premium You Deserve?
If you are too modest about your patient safety efforts, you may not be getting the best premiums for your medical malpractice insurance.