patient safety
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Financial
Practices Beyond burnout: Docs decry ‘moral injury’ from financial pressures of healthcare
by Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News | Feb 5, 2020 Keith Corl, M.D., was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a…
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Hospitals
Leapfrog Group finds room for patient safety improvement at surgery centers
by Joanne Finnegan | Oct 22, 2019 In its first-ever report on patient safety in ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments, the…
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Hospitals
Shortening trainee doctor hours hasn’t harmed patients
July 11, 2019 / Associated Press, Modern Healthcare When reforms shortened working hours for U.S. doctors-in-training, some worried: Was that…
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Hospitals
Overlapping surgery is safe for most patients, but use with caution in those at high risk, study finds
by Joanne Finnegan | Feb 28, 2019 The practice of doctors performing overlapping surgeries is safe for most patients, but high-risk patients might…
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Hospitals
Surgeons call for ban on pedicle screw reuse and demand two-step asepsis process
14th September 2018 Contaminated pedicle screws cost hundreds of thousands of US dollars a year, and through an increase in…
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Extremities
Resident Duty Hour Limits Haven’t Improved Patient Safety
Megan Brooks Restrictions on resident duty hours do not appear to have had any significant effect on mortality or readmission…
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