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Black boxes are similar to birth videos and other taped recordings
The data from surgical “black boxes” would revive liability concerns that previously arose from patients recording childbirth and the practice of surgeons giving patients a video of their procedure to take home, legal experts say.
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The Surgical Black Box is Here
There's growing interest in using systems during surgery to record a wealth of information, such as data from medical devices.
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CDC issues core elements for antibiotic stewardship in nursing homes
It’s no exaggeration to say that antibiotic stewardship programs in nursing homes will literally save lives.
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Measles can cause costly chaos even if no transmission occurs
Considering everything that went absolutely wrong — and that’s a lot — it’s something of a minor miracle that more than 1,000 people were exposed to measles in May 2014 at Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA, without a single case of transmission. Not one.
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APIC: IPs should use bold new ANA vaccine statement to open discussion of APIC policies
Infection prevention leaders say the field has been given a critical opportunity to open vaccine policy discussions and improve both patient and worker safety by the surprisingly strong stance recently taken by the American Nurses Association.
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CDC, FDA sound alarm on recurrent problems in reprocessing
Warning that continuing infection control lapses are endangering patients, the CDC and the FDA recently issued a joint alert calling for healthcare facilities to review policies and practices in cleaning and processing reusable medical devices.
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Legionella Infections Surge and the CDC Revises its Guidance
Several issues are on the table, including the task of beginning outbreak investigations earlier based on a single confirmed infection.
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HHS issues county data on Marketplace plan selections
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued county-level data on 2015 open enrollment in qualified health plans in the states that use the HealthCare.gov platform for their Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Hospitals join hotels in receiving reviews on Yelp
The newest addition on the Yelp web site is reviews of hospitals, nursing homes, and doctors.
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Automated calls cut no-show rates to 0%
Patient access/registration/scheduling areas are using automated reminder calls to reduce no-shows. No-shows in behavioral health were cut by 20% at Western Connecticut Health Network. Some practices at Orlando Health now have 0% no-show rates.