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Arizona Patient Safety: April 2013
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Friday, April 12, 2013. According to a news article published by The Joint Commission, the constant beeping of alarms and the overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices are causing “alarm fatigue” and is putting patients at risk. Over a four-year period, The Joint Commission sentinel event database reported 80 alarm-related deaths and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration database reported more than 560 alarm-related deaths. Establish guidelines for alarm settings on alarm-equipped medic...
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Arizona Patient Safety: November 2013
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Preventing Retained Surgical Items. The Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, recently. Urging hospitals to look at ways to avoid mistankenly leaving items in a patient’s body after surgery. Some actions recommended in The Joint Commission. Creating a highly reliable and standardized counting system to prevent URFOs – making sure all surgical items are identified and accounted for. Specific ...
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Arizona Patient Safety: October 2013
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Friday, October 18, 2013. Culture of Patient Safety. Many hospitals have put in place patent safety programs in order to help reduce hospital-acquired infections, but further steps are necessary to prevent avoidable patient deaths. Below are five steps to create a culture of patient safety that can prevent avoidable patient deaths:. 3 Establish a "patient data super highway" so hospitals can openly share data with each other, patients and all parties that can use the information to improve patient safety.
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Arizona Patient Safety: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Bean Bag Chair Recall. Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs made by L. Powell Acquisition Corp. have been recalled due to a suffocation and strangulation hazard. The bags were sold from June 2012 through February 2013.Without a permanent zipper closure, young children are able to unzip the chair and possibly ingest or inhale the small beads inside. Recalled items include: 199-B004, 199-B005, 199-B006, 199-B007, 199-B008, 199-B009, 199-B012, 199-B014, 199-B016 and 199-B017. Months aft...
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Arizona Patient Safety: A life-saving app
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Friday, October 11, 2013. HealthTap, a health information start-up, recently heard from its 10,000. User, who said the site saved her life. Nearly 50,000 doctors contribute their advice for free to this site. HealthTap is both a Web site and a mobile application. David A. Wenner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David A. Wenner. View my complete profile. Culture of Patient Safety. Flu season starts as CDC remains idle. Simple template. Template images by MarkCoffeyPhoto.
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Arizona Patient Safety: March 2013
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Johnson and Johnson Recall. Due to a failure to operate properly at extremely high glucose readings, Johnson and Johnson is recalling and replacing approximately two million meters used to measure blood glucose levels in diabetics. The company is also recalling about 4,000 of the OneTouch Verio Pro meters found in the Middle East, Europe and the Asia/Pacific Region, as well as 670,000 of the meters in Europe. David A. Wenner. Links to this post. Thursday, March 7, 2013. For decid...
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Arizona Patient Safety: June 2013
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Sunday, June 30, 2013. According to an article that was published in The Daily Courier in Prescott, Ariz., the most common medical error, according to a recent study, is misdiagnosis. Unfortunately, these claims noted that about half of the patients died while the rest experienced serious and permanent harm, with 80,000-160,000 people becoming permanently disabled each year. Diagnostic errors appear to be the most common, most costly and most dangerous. So, how can you avoid being misdiagnosed? The third...
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Arizona Patient Safety: Playsets recalled
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Monday, November 4, 2013. WHY: The plastic hats found on playset figures pose a choking and aspiration hazard for children. INCIDENTS: One incident in which an 18-month-old child placed a hat in their mouth and started to gag/choke but the toy was removed. No injuries have been reported. HOW MANY: About 7,134 units. FOR MORE: Call Infinitoy at (888) 558-0933 or visit www.infinitoy.com, then click on Safety/Recall at the bottom of the page for more information. David A. Wenner. David A. Wenner.
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Arizona Patient Safety: Preventing Retained Surgical Items
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Preventing Retained Surgical Items. The Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, recently. Urging hospitals to look at ways to avoid mistankenly leaving items in a patient’s body after surgery. Some actions recommended in The Joint Commission. Creating a highly reliable and standardized counting system to prevent URFOs – making sure all surgical items are identified and accounted for. Specific ...