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Hospitalized elderly patients too often have falls, delirium, and other health issues that are caused by medications that should not have been prescribed to them, experts and research suggest.
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A computerized warning system could help hospitals reduce medication errors and improve patient safety, particularly among older patients, a new study shows.
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A patient goes in for a colonoscopy in which a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthesia care. According to the subsequent lawsuit filed by the family, the patient told the CRNA that he had sleep apnea and used a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) when sleeping.
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Hospital administrators understand that the complexity of health care insurance and billing these days requires continuous education of staff.
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Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia might lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery, according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
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In my recent column, I lashed out at facilities that require patients to arrive an hour or two or more before their surgery time.
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Accreditation organizations are making an "all-out effort" to focus on safe needle use in 2011, according to Marsha Wallander, RN, assistant director of accreditation services at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
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Most young people who are interested in becoming surgeons have only TV to give them a glimpse of a world that is normally off limits to all but clinical staff and patients.
