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Cultural Incompetence can Interfere with Healthcare
A recent study shows that these barriers frequently come between patients and consistent medication levels due to...
read more...Surgery Complications Down with Better Teamwork
A study has found that hospitals that introduced a program to boost communication and teamwork among doctors and nurses saw a decrease in surgery-related complications, Fox News reports.
read more...Discharge Summaries Play Key Role in Keeping Nursing Home Patients Safe
Sending thorough and timely reports to nursing homes when a patient is discharged from the hospital could help promote patient safety during the early days after a hospitalization...
read more...Joint Commission Issues Alert on Healthcare Worker Fatigue
A tired, run-down surgical team is a potentially unsafe one, and many studies have linked healthcare worker fatigue to adverse events, Outpatient Surgery Magazine reports.
read more...A Sign That Doctors Care More for Their Patients Than Themselves?
A study has found that doctors tended to ignore signs asking them to wash their hands for the sake of their own health...
read more...Johns Hopkins and Lockheed Team Up to Transform the ICU
The leaders in the fields of aviation and health care have announced a partnership to reduce errors and improve the quality of care in intensive-care units, The Atlantic reports.
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