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Want to focus on whole patient? Here's a model
In the Planetree model, staff don't treat patients like they'd want to be treated. Instead, they find out how the patient wants to be treated, says Linda Sharkey, RN, MSN, vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive at Fauquier Hospital. -
RI fines hospital for surgical errors
The Rhode Island Department of Health is fining Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) in Providence $300,000 for what the state says is a pattern of significant surgical errors. -
Is your OR holding out against sharps safety?
Amid the successes in sharps safety in hospitals in the 21st century, there is one glaring gap: the operating room. Sharps injuries there remain as much of a problem as they were in 2000, when the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law. -
Nurse's misdemeanor incident reveals potential dangers of modern technology
The nurse had worked almost 17 hours in an "intense double shift" and slept less than six hours before starting her third shift, according to the Risky Business web site. -
Same-Day Surgery Reports: Cutting-Edge Pediatric Anesthesia for the Outpatient
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Changes proposed to HIPAA rules
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Same-Day Surgery Manager: ‘You’re not the boss of me’ — or are you?
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Video capsule gives views that endoscopy can’t
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Program reduces need for blood transfusions
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Legislation delays HIPAA for one year