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You can reduce violent attacks in hospitals
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Correction: Tubersol contains latex rubber stopper
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‘It was like being handed a death sentence,’ nurse says
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Preventing sticks: Safety devices aren’t enough
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Washington state takes aim at ergo hazards
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Special needlestick CD offer for HEH subscribers
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AEM improves patient safety, reduces liability
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Team helps hospital avoid readmission penalties
Bassett Medical Centers readmission reduction project has resulted in a reduction of up to 70% among highest-risk patients. -
Readmission reduction has begun and the penalties will escalate
Beginning Oct. 1, 2012, more than 2,000 hospitals serving Medicare patients began losing reimbursement under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) readmission reduction program, which penalizes hospitals experiencing excess 30-day readmissions for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia. The average penalty is about $125,000.