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According to a new study of 37 million patient records by HealthGrades, a Lakewood, CO-based health care quality company, an average of 195,000 people in the United States died due to potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
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In much the same way as top performing hospitals continue to improve at a more rapid pace, so too are the most technologically adept facilities widening the gap between themselves and their competitors, according to the sixth annual Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study.
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A number of hospitals across the country have found they can drastically reduce the cost of staff salaries, while at the same time ensuring full nursing shifts, through shift bidding. This on-line vehicle also has been shown to boost staff morale while improving patient care and satisfaction.
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The Washington, DC-based National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released for public comment draft standards for Quality Plus, a new supplemental accreditation program it claims breaks new ground in content and intent.
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Early this summer, several factors brought renewed attention to the possibility of terrorist attacks and appropriate responses on the part of the health care profession.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has created a Hospital Standards Advisory Group to provide feedback to the Joint Commission on the hospital fields experience with revised standards, rationales, elements of performance, and scoring methodologies.
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A 7-year-old goes in for routine ear surgery and dies after receiving a dose of concentrated epinephrine. Surely this is an isolated case or is it? A recent survey of safety errors in otorhinolaryngology practice shows that of 466 responses, there were five cases of inadvertent injection or placement of 1:1,000 epinephrine.
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Outpatient surgery providers who want to improve their safety record should follow these six tips, based on a list of suggestions published by authors of a study on safety errors in otorhinolaryngology.
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While outpatient surgery providers often are fierce competitors, some providers are finding multiple advantages in sharing equipment, supplies, and even names of potential employees with each other. Here are some of the strategies that have paid off for same-day surgery providers.
