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$3 Million Judgment for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
This case presents lessons getting to the substantive heart of medical malpractice actions: Liability arises if a physician or care provider fails to abide by the applicable standard of care and that failure causes harm to the patient. -
Hospital Reduces Alarms in Burn Center ICU
When a team set out to address alarm fatigue at a North Carolina burn center ICU, they found success with implementing new best practices that addressed some of the most common reasons for nuisance alarms. But they also found those wins can slip when staff changes bring new people who were not trained in the updated ways and new leadership that was not there for the initial effort. -
Nursing License Complaints Must Be Taken Seriously, Avoided if Possible
A complaint filed against a nursing license can destroy a nurse’s career. It is crucial for risk managers and nurses to understand the risks and the best practices to protect against these complaints. -
Proposed Patient Safety Foundation Could Benefit Patients, Industry
A coalition of more than 50 leading healthcare organizations is calling for the creation of a National Patient Safety Board. The board would be modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board. The board’s goal would be to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. -
What to Do When a Patient Threatens to Sue
The moments after a patient threatens to sue for medical malpractice can be critical. How clinicians and risk managers react can affect the likelihood of a lawsuit and its outcome. -
Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Pyrethroids losing activity against mosquitoes; Resistance erodes standard treatment for pneumonia; and homelessness and COVID-19.
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SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in a Nursing Home Outbreak
Rapid antigen testing was accurate in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antigen when compared to polymerase chain reaction.
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Well-Appearing Febrile Infants: New Guidelines for Evaluation and Management
New guidelines provide specific recommendations for the use of diagnostic testing, antimicrobial treatment, and ongoing care based on age for children between 8 and 60 days of age.
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Adjuvanted Zoster Vaccine: Persistent Protection
The adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine efficacy is high and persistent, with apparent plateauing at > 84% four to six years after vaccination.
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Environmental Shedding of MRSA Is Far Greater than from Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli
An observational cohort study revealed shedding of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by colonized patients outside hospital rooms or during outpatient clinic visits occurred more often than in those colonized by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli.