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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and quality.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
 

Featured Story

In-Hospital Delirium Predictive of Readmission, Discharge to Postacute Facilities, ER Visits
The recent research in the Journal of Hospital Medicine featured data collected from more than 700 delirious patients and nearly 8,000 non-delirious patients. The researchers found delirious patients had increased odds for 30-day readmissions, ED visits, and discharge to postacute care facilities.
 

News & Analysis

Innovators Could Receive up to $8M for Early Detection of Sepsis and Pathogens
The HHS Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures, which operates under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is seeking medical product developers, research teams, and companies offering disruptive solutions to health security threats.
Patient Faces Arrest for Attack That Killed Louisiana Nurse
The 54-year-old patient, Jessie Guillory, was attacking another nurse in the hospital's behavioral health unit this month when 56-year-old nurse Lynne Truxillo intervened. Guillory then allegedly turned to attack Truxillo, causing her to injure her right leg and strike her head on a desk.
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Many Patients Using Anticoagulants Are Taking Aspirin the Same Day

The study, published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that 37.5% of the 6,539 patients reviewed were receiving the anticoagulant warfarin and aspirin without a clear indication, and that these patients were at a significant increase in adverse outcomes.
 

PSQI Online Spotlight

More Than Manners: Involving Patients and Representatives in Care Decisions
Featured in this month's PSQI Online Spotlight: Patient safety coaches explain how to involve patients in their care decisions.
 

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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