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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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Featured Story | OSHA Raises Its Civil Penalties for 2020 by Nearly 2% | For a willful violation, in which an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard or demonstrated a plain indifference for employee safety, the minimum penalty increases from $9,472 to $9,639 and the maximum penalty increases from $132,598 to $134,937; |
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News & Analysis | Medicaid Expansion Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths | Researchers NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of California, Davis, analyzed cause-of-death data from the National Vital Statistics System from 3,109 counties nationwide between 2001 and 2017. |
Study: Antibiotics Use to Blame for C. diff Infections | The study, published September 16, 2019 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that higher hospitalwide use of four classes of antibiotics thought to increase the risk of the dangerous intestinal illness C. diff was associated with greater prevalence of hospital-associated C. diff. |
M&A Deals Do Not Improve Care Quality at Acquired Hospitals | Hospitals have been involved in a wave of M&A transactions over the past two decades, with studies documenting a surge of deals since 2010. While several other studies have shown that hospital service pricing increases after M&A transactions, there has been relatively little research on the care-quality impact of the deals. |
PSQH Connect BD Launches Fully Sterile Surgical Skin Preparation | Ninety-two percent of healthcare providers indicated they were not aware that antiseptic solutions are not sterile. BD has developed a patented sterilization process to achieve the control, precision and scale necessary to effectively sterilize CHG. |
Upcoming webinar Patient Handovers: Going Beyond Mnemonics to Improve Safety and Efficiency | In hospitals, mnemonics are often employed to standardize patient handovers. Often, the same mnemonics are used across physicians and nurses in a wide variety of care settings. This session on Tuesday, February 18 will look at the three key parts of an effective patient safety approach to designing and assessing verbal handovers. |
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| Product Spotlight | Dan “The Lab Safety Man” Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ), has completely revamped this trusted lab safety training and compliance resource. The Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition, consolidates regulations from all relevant agencies, including OSHA, The Joint Commission, CAP, CLSI, DOT, and state health departments. This book also offers customizable policies, procedures, and checklists to avoid costly fines and enhance your compliance program. Order now! | |
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