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The Top Health Technology Hazards for 2017 Include Surgical Stapler Misuse
Surgery centers can improve safety by prioritizing efforts to reduce some of the more common and troublesome hazards.
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Worried About Staff Burnout? Here are Prevention Strategies
Most healthcare organizations have to deal with staff burnout and stress, but there are healthy strategies and policies that can help staff deal with these common workplace woes.
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For Addicted Nurses, a Way Back to the Bedside
Healthcare workers who divert drugs are understandably reviled for potentially harming patients by depriving them of pain relief and putting them at risk of infections from tampered medications. But somewhere beneath is a person who once sought to care for others.
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Positive Vibe: Nursing Through a Different Lens
We often dwell on the negative aspects of nursing, trying to raise awareness and create positive change. In doing so, however, we create a blind spot. What about all the abiding positive aspects of nursing that contribute to high retention of this indispensable work force?
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The Death of a Surgeon
The late Michael J. Davidson, MD, a brilliant and popular surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, was gunned down by an obsessed family member of a deceased cardiac patient on Jan. 20, 2015.
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Boston Strong: Raising a Voice Against Hospital Violence
In the conclusion of our report on healthcare violence from the December 2016 issue of Hospital Employee Health, we look at some underlying causes and much-needed solutions in a conversation with officials in Boston, which has suffered healthcare violence and a terrorist attack in recent years.
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Improve the Quality of Your Case Management Department through Staffing, Part 1
Correct staffing of acute care case management departments has been a topic of discussion for many years now. One of the greatest challenges has been determining the best ratios of RN case managers and social workers.
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Reduce Readmissions with Better Data Analysis
Readmissions can never be low enough, so hospitals are constantly looking for better ways to reduce them. Some are finding that success depends on collecting good data, because you can’t reduce readmissions if you don’t know what’s bringing people back to your door.
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Get Ready: The Recovery Auditors Are Coming Your Way
CMS is expected to restart the Recovery Auditor program in the first quarter of 2017 if none of the organizations who lost the bid have filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office.
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Transitional Stroke Clinic Lowers 30-Day Readmissions
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s transitional stroke clinic, developed to provide standardized care for stroke patients discharged to home, resulted in a 48% lower risk of 30-day readmissions among patients who made just one visit to the clinic.