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Manual helps to improve medication reconciliation
Unintentional medication discrepancies during transitions in care pose a major threat to patient safety, with up to 67% of inpatients having at least one unexplained discrepancy in their prescription medication history at the time of admission, according to the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) in Philadelphia.
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Malpractice suit filed in Joan Rivers’ death
Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit recently against doctors and the clinic where her mother, Joan Rivers, died after a routine medical procedure.
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Settlement for misdiagnosing first U.S. Ebola patient
Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas announced recently that it has settled with the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States.
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Experts advise compliance not same as security
The data breach at Anthem holds important lessons for risk managers, say four cyber security experts consulted by Healthcare Risk Management.
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Anthem breach traced to admin’s stolen login
The data breach at Anthem, one of the country’s most prominent health insurers, is thought to be the largest healthcare data breach in history by a wide margin. The insurer is reporting that the breach affecting 80 million people was traced to the theft of an administrator’s login key and password.
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NIST explains why infusion pumps are weak link
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, recently issued a report on the security risk from infusion pumps.
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Infusion pumps are weak link in data security
Cyber security experts and healthcare leaders are warning that the biggest threat to your hospital system’s data security might be one of the most innocuous, seemingly harmless devices that doesn’t even appear to have anything to do with your computer system: the infusion pump.
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Injuries are a constant worry for nurses
Sixty percent of nurses worry that their job is negatively impacting their overall health, and one in 10 nurses were injured on the job in the past year.
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Workers’ comp claims expected to decrease in 2015
There’s good news if the cost of workers’ comp claims has been a problem at your hospital. The latest outlook calls for claims to decrease this year, which continues a trend over the past decade.
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Refrigerator alarms can wear on staff
Medical device alarms aren’t the only technology contributing to fatigue among nurses. Refrigerator alarms contribute to physical fatigue and alarm fatigue.