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Gearing Up for Patient Safety Awareness Week
The goal of the week is to “have a visible and focused discussion on patient safety,” Gandhi says. “We promote tools that organizations and patients can be using throughout the year.”
Jury’s In: Opioids Are Not Better Than Other Medicines For Chronic Pain
Even though millions of people take the drugs for long periods of time, there is little evidence to support that use.
Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU
Giving balanced crystalloids led to a lower rate of composite outcome of death from any cause.
Hospital Violence Need Not Be ‘Part of the Job’
Tolerance may add to problem, expert says.
Report: Six Opportunities to Improve Patient Safety
Up to 17 percent of all hospitalizations are affected by one or more adverse events and around 15% of hospital expenditure is attributable to addressing them.
The Training Of Dr. Robot: Data Wave Hits Medical Care
After years of experimentation, machine learning’s predictive powers are well-established, and it is poised to move from labs to broad real-world applications.
Doctors Learn How To Talk To Patients About Dying
Doctors can be so focused on trying to fix each ailment that “no one is addressing the big picture.”
Trump’s Budget Would Cut HHS Funding 21%
The White House calls for an increase in funding for veterans healthcare services, while proposing cuts to HHS and a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
CMS Proposes Opioid Prescribing Limits For Medicare Enrollees
Pharmacies would have new limits on filling opioid prescriptions for Medicare beneficiaries under regulations proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).