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HHS Warns of Advanced Persistent Threats, Zero-Day Exploits
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights is warning about the threat to healthcare organizations from advanced persistent threats and zero-day exploits.
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Hospital Apologizes to Patients Videotaped in Gynecological Procedures
The hospital had been trying to catch someone who was stealing drugs from anesthesia carts on the surgical unit, and the motion-activated cameras inadvertently recorded women during clinical care in three operating rooms.
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Cryptojacking Among Latest Cyberthreats for Healthcare
New threats are emerging in cybersecurity. One risk for healthcare organizations involves using the victim’s computing power.
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CRNAs Manage Risk Through Improved Consent, Documentation
Certified registered nurse anesthetists face liability risks unique to their profession, and risk managers can assist them by reminding them of the potential pitfalls in their work and the best ways to minimize their exposure.
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Use Claims Analysis to Find Actionable Data, Not Just Global Data
Closed claims analyses can have limitations when recommending improved practices for clinicians. Strive for actionable information rather than global data.
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Notorious Nurse Arrest Still Causes Subpoena Worries
The case drew attention to hospital policies and procedures regarding subpoenas and other demands from law enforcement, particularly how frontline clinicians can be left on their own to refuse police officers.
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Subpoenas Require Response Plan, Staff Education on Proper Steps
Hospitals and health systems receive many subpoenas demanding information or the appearance of individuals in a legal matter, and it is easy to lose sight of how important it is to respond appropriately. Improperly responding to a subpoena can result in legal difficulties and damage the outcome of the related litigation.
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Undetected Plague Exposes Hospital Workers
In an incident that could have implications for therapy and support dogs in healthcare, 116 employees and students in a veterinary teaching hospital were exposed to pneumonic plague by a dog with unrecognized infection, investigators report. -
Intervention Reduces MRSA in Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Routine chlorhexidine bathing and targeted use of mupirocin dramatically reduced methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in non-ICU patients with invasive devices like central lines, researchers report.
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Avoid Antibiotics by Reducing Unnecessary Urine Tests
Changing urine culture order test indications during a switch to a computerized physician order entry sharply reduced unnecessary cultures and saved considerable costs in lab expenses, researchers report. Moreover, it spared patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria from treatment more appropriate for a fully diagnosed urinary tract infection.