safety
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Spine
Tyber Medical Brings Home Competitive Workplace Safety Award
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tyber Medical has been selected to receive the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence (GASE)—a highly…
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Hospitals
NYU Langone Health ranked No. 1 in the Nation for Quality and Patient Safety
Vizient, Inc., Recognizes NYU Langone Hospitals and Outpatient Centers for High-Quality Care NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — NYU Langone Health has…
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Spine
Safest OR Ever! Getting There…Inaugural Safety in Spine Surgery Month is April 2021
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. After April 2021 there will be no more patients injured during the course of spine surgery.…
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COVID-19
Mayo Clinic cardiologist: ‘Inexcusable’ to ignore hydroxychloroquine side effects
April 7, 2020 / By Heidi Przybyla WASHINGTON — As the U.S. scales up purchase and use of the drug hydroxychloroquine to…
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COVID-19
Hospitals weigh blanket DNR orders for coronavirus patients amid equipment shortages: report
March 26, 2020 / By Brie Stimson | Fox News As hospitals across the country face shortages of personal protective equipment due to surges…
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Extremities
AAOS Cancels 2020 Annual Meeting Over Coronavirus Concerns
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / 03.10.20 After much consideration and discussion, the Academy Board of Directors has made the…
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OSN Premium
Quality Measurement Needs Quality Improvement: A National Leader’s Thoughts on Moving the Needle
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 17, 2020 It is most likely that everyone in the medical field is on…
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Healthcare Vantage
Risk Management: Alter Mindset, Reduce Errors?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 19, 2019 A perennially hot topic, risk management in healthcare is often viewed differently…
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Regulatory
FDA continues to take steps to fulfill its commitment to strengthen and modernize the 510(k) medical device program
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that, as a first step toward…
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Neuro
Asterias Biotherapeutics Receives Safety Clearance to Begin Administering the Highest Dose of AST-OPC1 in the SCiStar Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients
FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AST), a biotechnology company focused on the emerging field of…
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Hospitals
Medical devices get to market faster in Europe — but are tied to more safety issues
W. Gregory Shearer – June 30, 2016 Medical device companies have argued that streamlining the regulatory process at the Food…
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Recon
New study looks at safety of outpatient hand and shoulder surgeries
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A large study of hand and shoulder surgeries performed at a freestanding, outpatient center…
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Recon
Prolonged length of stay seen as inaccurate measure for surgical safety in TJA
By Casey Tingle Recently published results demonstrate risk-adjusted prolonged length of stay was an inadequate measure of surgical safety among…
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Hospitals
Expanded FDA Safety Claim for Zimmer Biomet’s Knee Therapy
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. recently announced that its Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate, an advanced joint preservation treatment for knee osteoarthritis has received…
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Recon
Work-hour restrictions have had unintended consequences for resident preparedness
In July 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandated that resident physicians at accredited medical training institutions in…
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