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Hospital Errors: One in Three Patients
May 24, 2011 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
“SSE” is a healthcare acronym for serious safety event, which can result in injury or death from the care patients [MORE]
Study: $20b in Costs from Medical Errors
October 26, 2010 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
Commissioned by the Society of Actuaries in Schaumberg, IL, and completed by consultants with Milliman in Seattle, the report used [MORE]
FDA Reviews Infusion Pump Risks
May 25, 2010 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
The infusion pump is a ubiquitous piece of hospital equipment, often at a 3:1 ratio to the number of [MORE]
Wrong Medical Procedures - Oops!
January 20, 2009 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid announced on Jan. 15 that it will not reimburse hospitals and surgeons for three [MORE]