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Quality Improvement Program Reduces Respiratory-Related Events
Acute respiratory compromise events can be deadly on inpatient hospital wards, but closed claims analyses suggest ...
APRIL 17, 2017
Johns Hopkins to Help Implement ERAS Protocols in 750 U.S. Hospitals
The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality has been awarded nearly $4 million to improve ...
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Is It Safe to Turn Down the Volume of Hospital Alarms? New Study Chimes In: ‘Yes’
The classic belief that hospital alarms should be loud might be a mistake, a new study suggests.
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Study: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Have Not Dropped
Contrary to CDC data, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in hospital ICUs have not declined significantly ...
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Creating a Safe Workplace Despite Hazardous Drug Risk
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that 8 million health care workers are ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Study Identifies Most Costly Emergency Surgery Cases
Seven procedures account for approximately 80% of all admissions, deaths, complications and inpatient costs ...
AUGUST 11, 2016
Does Hospital’s ‘Safety Culture’ Keep Patients Safe?
New study finds no connection between scores on patient safety culture surveys and improvement in infection rates.
JULY 26, 2016
QZ Modifier Found Not Representative of CRNA-Only Care
In stark contrast to a 2010 investigation suggesting that nurse anesthetists frequently provide care unsupervised ...
APRIL 15, 2016
Negotiating Employment Contracts: Avoiding Problem Provisions
The move away from fee-for-service payment models is creating new challenges for physicians who are negotiating ...
APRIL 4, 2016
Superbugs Threaten Hospital Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Vital Signs report urges health care workers to ...
APRIL 1, 2016
Anesthesiologists’ Perceived Work Hours Fall Short of Actual Work Hours
A retrospective study of anesthesiologists at a large academic medical center has shown a significant difference ...
MARCH 22, 2016
Pre-op Trip to Anesthesia Evaluation Clinic Lowers Surgical Cancellations
As streamlined as hospital throughput may be, unanticipated surgical cancellations still have a significant effect ...
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
