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Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia might lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery, according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
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Hospital administrators understand that the complexity of health care insurance and billing these days requires continuous education of staff.
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A patient goes in for a colonoscopy in which a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthesia care. According to the subsequent lawsuit filed by the family, the patient told the CRNA that he had sleep apnea and used a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) when sleeping.
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A computerized warning system could help hospitals reduce medication errors and improve patient safety, particularly among older patients, a new study shows.
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Hospitalized elderly patients too often have falls, delirium, and other health issues that are caused by medications that should not have been prescribed to them, experts and research suggest.
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Hospital pharmacists, physicians, and others hopefully soon will have new hypertension and cholesterol guidelines available to inform hospital formulary and clinical practice decisions.
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New research suggests that hospitals and clinical pharmacists might improve safety if they change policies regarding the use of extended-duration enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill patients.
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Pharmacy leaders who have trained to learn microsystem design will first select an area, such as medication safety, that needs to be improved.