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Spironolactone for Resistant Hypertension
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A study says spironolactone is superior to doxazosin and bisoprolol for lowering blood pressure.
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Medication mix-up leaves 51-year-old patient with permanent brain damage after heart surgery
In 2011, a 51-year-old man was undergoing heart surgery when complications requiring resuscitation arose. The man required cardioversion and was resuscitated after being shocked five or six times.
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Patient’s complaints of pain lead to incomplete exam and $2.2 million jury award
In 2012, a man involved in a logging accident severely injured his back. He was transported to a local hospital, where a physician ordered X-rays of the man’s back. During the course of the man’s X-rays, he complained of being in too much pain to complete the thoracic spine series the physician had ordered.
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Hospital safety scores show some improvements
The Hospital Safety Scores released recently by The Leapfrog Group show key shifts among many hospitals on the letter grades rating them on errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
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HHS report: Hospital-acquired conditions decreasing
A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services indicates that an estimated 87,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and nearly $20 billion in healthcare costs were saved as a result of a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2014.
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DOJ recovers $1.9 billion from healthcare FCA cases
The Department of Justice obtained more than $3.5 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, and $1.9 billion came from companies and individuals in the healthcare industry.
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LGBT concerns overlooked by some facilities
Healthcare facilities are risking legal liability by not adequately addressing the needs and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients, warns a health professional who has addressed the issue for years.
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Tampa hospital reduces falls 16% in facility’s common areas with simple changes
Determined to reduce slips, trips, and falls in common areas, a safety team at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL, studied incident reports to determine the most common causes and potential solutions. After implementing several mostly simple safety initiatives, the hospital saw a 16% reduction in falls from the previous year.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers tools on workplace violence
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently unveiled a webpage developed to provide employers and workers with strategies and tools for preventing workplace violence in healthcare.
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Wrong-site surgery traced to lack of timeout
A surgeon’s wrong-site error on a patient’s brain happened because he failed to perform a timeout before the procedure, according to a recent court decision that also describes how the physician tried to hide his error and did not report the sentinel event to administrators.