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Hospital Errors: One in Three Patients
May 24, 2011 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
Emergency patient in hallway waiting for a bed
“SSE” is a healthcare acronym for serious safety event, which can result in [MORE]
Eldercare Costs Rising
October 20, 2009 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
Apropos to this year’s Medical Automation International Conference, a recent report presents cost figures for eldercare between 1996 and 2006. [MORE]
AHRQ Guidelines for IT Projects
August 25, 2009 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has prepared a “toolkit” (actually, it’s a template with references) to guide [MORE]
Bedsores on the Rise
January 6, 2009 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
In the wake of Medicare’s new rule that it will no longer reimburse hospitals for patients’ pressure ulcers acquired during [MORE]
Safety Design in EDs
December 16, 2008 | Terry Sharrer | Posted in Newsletter
The Agency for Health Research & Quality (HHS) recently funded a safety survey of ED conditions in 65 hospitals (interviewing [MORE]