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Hospitals’ 10 Worst Case Events

May 28, 2019 | | Posted in Newsletter

Joint Commission
Here are the Joint Commission’s voluntarily submitted sentinel events in healthcare for 2018:  Falls — 111 reported; Unintended retention [MORE]

Medicare Readmissions

March 23, 2010 | | Posted in Newsletter

Just like passing the baton in a team relay race, hospital discharges to the patient’s home can be tricky [MORE]

Guiding Principles for the Hospital of the Future

January 26, 2010 | | Posted in Newsletter

On the eve of national healthcare reform, the Joint Commission’s 2008 report Guiding Principles for the Development of the [MORE]

Language Translation Need

September 23, 2008 | | Posted in Newsletter

At the 2006 Medical Automation Conference, Brett Goroir, from DARPA, discussed a bedside language translation device the military is developing [MORE]