Orlando Health's corporate manager of emergency preparedness talks about his experience with the Pulse nightclub shooting and how healthcare leaders can better prepare their organizations to handle disasters.
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Ready for a Disaster? If Not, It Will Cost You.
Orlando Health's corporate manager of emergency preparedness talks about his experience with the Pulse nightclub shooting and how healthcare leaders can better prepare their organizations to handle disasters.
 

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Tufts Medical Center Nurses Return to Work After Strike/Lockout Ends
The first nurses strike at a Boston hospital in more than 30 years ended with nurses returning to work Monday. Contract negotiations will resume at an unknown date.
Zero Hospital-Acquired Infections? Believe It.
Convincing clinicians that getting to zero infections is possible, says one CQO. It requires a culture change, adherence to evidence-based practice, and leadership.
LTC Facilities Get a Checklist for Sexual Consent Among Residents
Educating staff about how to handle intimacy among residents of long term care facilities can raise quality assurance levels.
Mayo Clinic Opioid Prescriptions Exceed Proposed Guidelines
The median opioid prescription was equivalent to 50 pills of five-milligram oxycodone, which is almost twice the amount proposed Minnesota state guidelines recommend for a maximum, researchers have found. 
Carolinas Healthcare System Agrees to Pay Millions in Upcoding Settlement
After whistle-blower suit lasting years, Carolinas Healthcare System has agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle allegations of upcoding drug tests. 
DNA Links Deadly Germs, Tainted Heart Surgery Devices To German Factory
The analysis provides a critical piece of the puzzle behind more than 100 sometimes fatal infections in cardiac surgery patients since 2013, researchers said. At least five other manufacturers also sell heater-coolers in the U.S. and they all share a design that could pose a risk for infections, experts say.
Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once
Critics of the practice, who include some surgeons and patient-safety advocates, say that double-booking adds unnecessary risk, erodes trust and primarily enriches specialists.
 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Senate will vote to repeal Obamacare without replacement
Source: The Guardian
Healthcare overhaul collapses as two more Republican senators defect
Source: The New York Times
Tufts Medical Center claims nurses' union 'violence' on picket line
Source: The Boston Herald
At a four-star veterans’ hospital: Care gets ‘worse and worse’
Source: The Boston Globe
An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC med school dean
Source: The Los Angeles Times
 

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