Featured Story | | FDA Issues Recommendations to Prevent Surgical Fires | | The FDA says healthcare workers who perform surgical procedures should be trained in practices to reduce surgical fires, including learning about factors that increase the risk of surgical fires, how to manage fires, periodic fire drills, how to use carbon dioxide fire extinguishers on or near patients, and evacuation procedures. |
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News & Analysis | | Dead Woman Found in Stairway of SF Hospital Building | | The Los Angeles Times reported that a hospital staff member discovered the body at about 1 p.m. last Wednesday. Hospital officials said the woman was Ruby Anderson, 76, a dementia patient who went missing from a nearby mental health facility on May 20. |
| For Immunosuppressed Sepsis Patients, Hospital Experience Matters | | The researchers analyzed medical records of 350,183 patients with sepsis at 60 hospitals. One of five of those patients was classified as being immunocompromised based on being HIV-positive or having an intrinsic immune disorder, having a blood cancer or being prescribed an immunosuppressive drug for certain medical conditions while hospitalized. |
| Case study: Cutting Overridden Medication Safety Alerts at DeKalb Medical | | Last October, the hospital was placed under immediate jeopardy following the death of a patient with dementia. DeKalb Medical officers self-reported the incident to CMS and released a statement saying they “want to make sure it never happens again.” The case has spurred a series of patient safety reforms, many of which seek to reduce overreliance on technology. |
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| Product Spotlight | | During this 90-minute webinar on June 19, performance improvement expert Kenneth R. Rohde will provide practical techniques and advice to help participants analyze their occurrence reporting process, use data to learn why errors occur, and make improvements that will strengthen patient care and reduce adverse events. Register now! | | |
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