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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and quality.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
 

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FDA: Problems Persist With Duodenoscope Reprocessing
The FDA analyzed 205 medical device reports received between October 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019 and found 45 reports of patient infection, one report of patient exposure, and 159 reports of device contamination, according to an FDA alert released last week.
 

News & Analysis

How Intermountain Reduced NICU Infections, Pain, Blood Loss
In 2008, Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah, launched an initiative to reduce infections and other harms linked to invasive procedures in the Intermountain Healthcare facility's NICU.
Improve Medication Reconciliation, Postacute Handoff Using 2-Part Discharge Checklist
Without a thorough discharge summary and completed medication reconciliation, postacute-care teams can be bewildered, and patients can be at risk of costly readmissions. Research has linked readmissions to poor communication and poor care coordination between hospitals and primary care providers.
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High Hospital C-section Rates Will Be Published Online in 2020

The Joint Commission will only track the number of C-sections done on nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) births—procedures performed on first-time mothers carrying a single baby that has its head facing down at the onset of labor.
 

Industry Events

Thursday, 4/25 - ABQAURP's 42nd Annual Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Conference

Saturday, 5/4 - Health Care Quality Conference: Tools and Takeaways for Your Journey

Wednesday, 5/15 - 2019 IHI Patient Safety Congress

 

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Product Spotlight

Breaking New Ground: EPA's New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule

In the works for more than a decade, a new EPA rule creates a set of industrywide regulations for management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. While the rule will mean new restrictions on managing and disposing of hazardous waste drugs, it may also save your organization time and money.

In this 90-minute webinar on Wednesday, May 29, longtime environmentalist and pharmacist Charlotte Smith, RPh, MS, will tell you what you need to know to talk to C-suite leadership about meeting the new regulations, how these regulations differ from the changing hazardous drug handling under NIOSH and USP requirements, and the first steps you should take toward compliance.

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