Megan Knowles Becker’s Hospital Review June 05, 2018 The FDA issued a safety communication May 29 on practices for healthcare providers to reduce the risk of surgical fires, including recommendations for safely using medical devices during surgery. Most surgical fires occur in oxygen-enriched environmen ...Read More →
News & Updates
LHA Trust Funds Launches New Workplace Security Initiative
June 13, 2018 Concerned with workplace security? The LHA Trust Funds has engaged a team of security and crime prevention experts to provide security evaluations, demonstrate active ...Read More →
Individualized Patient Care: A Simple Concept That Is Difficult To Get Right
Alida Zamboni, RN, MS The Studer Group January 12, 2018 As we deliver care and medical expertise, it is imperative that we frequently assess patient concerns and priorities. But de ...Read More →
How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term
By Margaret M. Luciano and Bob Dent Harvard Business Review APRIL 30, 2018 Roughly 80% of serious medical errors (now the third leading cause of death in the United States behind h ...Read More →
FDA Unveils Medical Device Safety Plan
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced a new plan to improve the government’s approach to medical device safety. The Medical Device Safety Action Plan outlines ...Read More →
Study: Patient Care Improves When Docs Have Malpractice Immunity
Patient Safety Quality Healthcare April 11, 2018 A six-year study found that adverse medical events declined at a Miami teaching hospital after physicians received immunity from ma ...Read More →
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