Source: Kaiser Health News During a hernia operation, Dorothea Handron’s surgeon unknowingly pierced her bowel. It took five days for doctors to...
Hospitals Face Penalties On Patient Injuries
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Healthcare Quality
Americans Rate Nurses Highest on Honesty, Ethical Standards
Source: Gallup.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, Americans say nurses have the highest honesty and ethical standards. Members of Congress and...
Imported Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading In U.S.
Source: ModernHealthcare.com Associated Press — A drug-resistant strain of a nasty stomach bug made its way into the U.S. and spread, causing...
Eliminating Hospital Acquired Infections
Hand-hygiene helps. But, studies show hospital workers wash their hands less frequently by end of workday A few weeks back we talked about how...
Alarm Fatigue — Do You Have It?
I know you can relate to this situation. You're walking through a parking lot when suddenly a car alarm starts going off and doesn't stop, and (I'm...
Wikipedia tracking helps with disease prediction
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico say that tracking Wikipedia page views can forecast the spread of influenza and dengue...
Evidence-based protocols drive quality improvement
An article published in FierceHelathcare’s eBook “Systemwide Transformations that Improve Healthcare Quality and Efficiency.” argues the best way to...
How Compliant Are You?
National Flu Vaccine Week is Almost Over.But, for many, the pain is not. No one enjoys the thought of getting a shot, and Risk and Quality Managers...
5 ways to reduce hospital-acquired infections
Photo source: http://globalhandwashing.org Hospital-acquired infections are a serious issue. Resulting in loss of lives and increased hospital...