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A rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is causing healthcare providers to reassess what is considered a medical device and what the classification might mean in terms of liability and reporting requirements.
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A New York City hospital is taking patient identification into the 21st century by using palm scans to avoid identity confusion and improve patient safety.
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Physicians who already were skeptical about apologizing to patients might start citing the recent malpractice case against Michael Knapic, DO, as evidence that, rather than diminishing their malpractice risk, an apology could seal their fate in court. That's a misinterpretation of this case, says Doug Wojcieszak, founder of the Sorry Works! Coalition in Glen Carbon, IL, which promotes apologies from healthcare providers.
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Doing the right thing doesn't guarantee that everyone is going to be pleased, says Frederick S. Southwick, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and quality projects manager for the senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida Shands Health System and the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainseville.
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Three years ago, when Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL, had its Joint Commission survey, the 392-bed facility did not have a great result.
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There have been nearly 200 studies about central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) published since the start of 2011.
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The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) has partnered with the American College of Surgeons and its National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to improve the care surgical patients get through increased use of data.
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Patient safety organizations in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts issued alerts over the summer related to patient safety in radiology.
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Most accredited hospitals have been reporting ORYX performance data to the Joint Commission (JC) on a monthly basis since 2002. But beginning on January 1, 2012, the JC is putting teeth behind these measures, requiring an 85% compliance rate on a single composite rate, reflecting all accountability measures, in order to meet accreditation standards.
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In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule regarding Medicare payment policies and rates for next year.
