Undergrad Who Posed As A Med Student Will Not Face Charges
The student conducted rounds and placed sutures in a patient’s arm – under a physician’s supervision.
Bit, Kicked, And Hit
More than 70% of significant WPV injuries occur in healthcare and social service settings. That number has been on the rise, and the victims are primarily healthcare workers, according to the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation.
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.
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.
Analysis: GOP Failure To Replace The Health Law Was Years In The Making
The failure, at least for now, breaks one of the key promises Republicans have made to their voters since 2010, when the ACA first became law.
Q&A: CDC Town Hall Addresses Preventing Legionella Contamination
In early June, CMS issued a new memo to surveyors on the importance of reducing cases of Legionella infections. Not long after, the CDC issued a Vital Signs report underlining the bacterium’s risk to patients. The following is an edited Q&A from the CDC Vital Signs Town Hall, “Health Care-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease: Protect Patients With Prevention and Early Recognition.”
Precision Medicine: Integration May Be Closer Than You Think
The emergence and growing affordability of genetic testing along with patient demand means healthcare organizations need a strategy for their role in precision medicine.
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. They say surgery is not piecework and cannot be scheduled like trains: Unexpected complications are not uncommon.
Transitional Care Gets a Room of Its Own
As emergency rooms see long lines and post-discharge patients roam hallways, dedicated space for transitional care is once again on the minds of many care quality advocates.
Patient Advocates, Others Invited to Offer Thoughts on Mental Health Insurance Parity
Patients, patient advocates and anyone else concerned about whether mental health and substance abuse treatment is covered by insurance on even footing with medical conditions is being invited to offer comments and attend a public stakeholder meeting in Washington on July 27.