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The best example in a single disease may be tuberculosis, which has resurged and been vanquished again so many times it inspired the term the U-shaped curve of concern.
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Hospitals participating in the "Healthy Tennessee Babies are Worth the Wait" partnership reduced preventable early elective deliveries by 75% over seven months, to 3.5% of all births, according to data released recently by the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA).
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With more vendors qualifying as business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), some covered entities are wondering just where the responsibility lies for making that determination and ensuring compliance. The consensus is that the healthcare provider must be responsible, partly to protect yourself.
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A first-of-its-kind video monitoring system used to measure hand-washing compliance at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, NY, is being expanded to include cameras in operating rooms (ORs) at a sister facility, Forest Hills (NY) Hospital.
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In the recent settlements regarding discrimination against people with hearing disabilities, the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that at each of the eight facilities, a person who is deaf sought to access healthcare services and was denied a needed sign language interpreter.
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Past research has linked contact precautions with adverse health events like patients developing delirium, increased risk of falls, or pressure ulcers.
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Patti Grant, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, director of Infection Prevention and Quality at Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison, TX, has been elected the 2013 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
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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 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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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.