Featured Story | | The Impact of To Err is Human at 20 | | Since the report’s initial claim that as many as 98,000 people die annually from medical errors, there have been major strides in changing healthcare organization’s systemic problem, workplace cultures, and improvement processes. |
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News & Analysis | | Report: Antibiotic Resistance More Prevalent in Device-Associated Infections | | The report compiled data from more than 5,600 facilities from 2015 to 2017 and found that resistance was consistently higher for device-associated healthcare-acquired infections than for the same bacteria identified after surgical procedures. The devices studied were those used for a limited time in a hospital setting such as central lines, ventilators, and urinary catheters. |
| Predicting Flu Season Remains Difficult, but Get Ready for a Doozy | | CDC statistics show that the 2018–2019 season broke records, logging in at 21 weeks long, from October 1, 2018 to May 4, 2019. Up to 42 million cases of the flu were reported, resulting in 20 million medical visits, 647,000 hospitalizations, and about 61,000 deaths. |
| Freestanding Emergency Departments Can Increase Patient Spending | | The recent study, which was published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, examined freestanding emergency department data collected in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas from January 2013 to December 2017. The researchers focused on total spending on emergency care, out‐of‐pocket spending, utilization, and price per visit. |
| Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward | | The bill, which passed by a 251-158 vote, ensures that healthcare and social service employers, including hospitals, take specific steps to prevent workplace violence and ensure the safety of patients and workers. |
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| Product Spotlight | | Special precautions are used when patients are at risk of self-harm, especially in settings that do not otherwise have safe spaces available. During this webinar on Tuesday, December 10, expert presenter Kevin Ann Huckshorn will provide information for supervisors and staff observers about restraint and seclusion, ensuring they can meet both the needs of patients and the myriad of rules and regulations, all while keeping staff safe. Order now! | | |
Career Center | | Post your open positions or find your next career move with the HCPro Career Center. | | |
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