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Healthcare providers are addressing data security better than in past years, but the challenge also is growing as electronic health records (EHRs) and mobile devices become more common, according to the "2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data."
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News: A 50-year-old diabetic man was transported to the emergency department (ED) twice in 48 hours after being found unresponsive by family. Each time, he was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, stabilized in the ED, and discharged home. He developed severe hypoglycemia 10 hours after his second hospital discharge, and he suffered brain damage as a result.
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Seven hospitals in Massachusetts have begun a major initiative to improve the medical liability system in the state. The new alliance has launched its effort with the release of a Roadmap to Reform, an alternative approach to medical liability intended to improve patient safety, increase transparency, reduce litigation, and cut costs to the health care system.
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About 73% of employers conduct criminal background checks on all job candidates, according to a 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, and another 19% of employers do so only for selected job candidates. They can be particularly important in healthcare when a job applicant must be trusted with vulnerable patients and data, but experts caution that background checks have limitations.
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A memo to the Centers from Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from two leading surgeons on the literal cutting edge of infection prevention in the OR: Hospitals and federal regulators should encourage the use of newer and safer types of surgery and more transparency with patients on procedure options and possible outcomes.
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A study by the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System in Ann Arbor showed 1 in 84 highest-risk patients suffers a dangerous blood clot after surgery.
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On the surface, evacuating a facility might seem like a simple and straightforward process, but have you ever thought through exactly how you would evacuate patients, some of whom might be in surgery, as well as staff and families? Although such a scenario might seem far-fetched, consider these three recent examples:
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Drug shortages and lean economic times might tempt some to scavenge the remnants of doses left in a "single-dose" vial.
