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Hospital pays $6.5 million to family of man who died of a sodium overdose after being left unattended for 12 hours
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Commissioners approve $20 million settlement for boy's brain damage suit against county hospital
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned healthcare providers to build awareness of the vulnerabilities and risks associated with medical devices being increasingly connected to information systems and networks.
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A new AACN Practice Alert outlines evidence-based protocols to reduce false or non-actionable alarms and improve the effective use of these monitoring aids.
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Plaintiffs claimed hospitals did not offer adequate interpreters, other aid.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, over the past year it has reached seven settlements with eight healthcare providers from across the United States to ensure that they are providing effective communication to people who are deaf or have hearing disabilities.
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Patients, family members, and even staff sometimes don't recognize physicians or remember who is caring for which patient, and that issue can compromise patient safety.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires places of public accommodation, including hospitals, doctors' offices, ambulatory surgery centers, and other healthcare providers, to offer people with disabilities equal access to goods, services, and facilities.
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Wrong-patient medication errors occur most often during administration and transcription, but patient safety can be improved by implementing strategies during all phases of the medication process, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA).
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is warning that photocopiers can be the source of significant breaches of private data.
