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FDA Announces Sterile Drug Recall

Aug 28, 2017 || Michelle Rosenfeld

The unexpired products by Bella Pharmaceuticals were distributed to health care facilities across the country from April 17 to Aug. 10; if not sterile, they could cause potentially life-threatening infections.

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CMS Names 16 Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks

Nov 2, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

CMS has awarded $347 million to the 16 organizations — including Premier Inc. — to support the next phase of a patient safety initiative.

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CDC Research Finds Antibiotic Treatment Increases Sepsis Risk

Nov 1, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

The study found that treatment with high-risk antibiotics made sepsis 80 percent more likely compared with patients who were not treated with antibiotics.

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HAC Reductions Continue to Save Lives, Dollars in 2014

Dec 8, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Like earlier report, new AHRQ data show that hospitals continued to reduce HAC rates by 17 percent in 2014.

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Providers Can Impact Adverse Drug Events for Diabetes Patients

Nov 6, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Course will teach providers to use health literacy with diabetes patients, as well as glycemic target goals and patient-centered communication strategies.

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Online Tool Promotes Safer Opioid Use to Manage Pain

May 18, 2015 || Staff

Interactive tool uses health literacy principles and multimodal, team-based approach to prevent opioid-related adverse drug events

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System Changes, Patient-Centeredness Improve Medication Safety

May 2, 2014 || Staff

Truman Medical Centers improved medication safety by changing their stocking practices, implementing evidence-based order sets, and using a patient-centered education strategy.

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Patient Safety: Huddles, Checklists Reduce Harm Rates

Jan 30, 2014 || Maya Linson

Recent studies, which appeared in the January 2014 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, highlight how several hospitals successfully reduced patient harm in different areas of their organization.

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