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HHS: ARPA-H project to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity

WEBEditor's Note. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced that it is seeking …

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First hospital joins FDA’s medical device information sharing and

WEBEditor’s Note. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health is the first hospital to join the Medical Device Information Analysis and Sharing (MDIAS) public …

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Biden administration expands HHS authority to bolster US medical …

WEBThe Biden Administration will issue a “Presidential Determination” that will expand the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in order to …

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Hospital hacking threats persist amid continued chaos of Change

WEBEditor's Note. The ransomware group behind a recent cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest health systems has its sights set on hospitals, the FBI and the …

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The Joint Commission: New R3 Report on reducing healthcare …

WEBThe Joint Commission on June 22 announced a new “R3 Report—Issue 36: New Requirements to Reduce Health Care Disparities,” which examines the rationale …

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NIOSH rescinds approval for ALG Health’s N95 respirator masks

WEBEditor's Note. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by N95 respirator mask manufacturer, ALG Health …

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Waste in US healthcare spending, potential for savings

WEBThese estimates are lower than those provided by the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report (31%) and by Berwick and Hackbarth’s 2012 report (34%) on “Eliminating …

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Total joints: Toward zero infections

WEBThe Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City has one of the highest volumes of total joint replacements in the world. It also has one of the lowest …

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Best hospitals to work as a nurse

WEBEditor's Note. NurseJournal.org recently listed the best hospitals to work as a nurse. The hospitals were chosen, based on rankings from the Centers for Medicare …

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A look back: The business manager role in a changing healthcare

WEBThe past 5 years have brought a plethora of changes and challenges to the healthcare environment, with the COVID-19 pandemic looming as the largest. …

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ANA urges HHS to declare nurse staffing shortage a national crisis

WEBEditor's Note. The American Nurses Association (ANA) on September 1 wrote a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging the agency to …

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Are you up to speed on flash sterilization

WEBFlash sterilization is a fact of life in operating rooms—an item is dropped during a case, a surgeon brings a special instrument that needs to be sterilized, and so on. Professional …

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How rural hospital acquisitions are impacting surgical care access

WEBRural hospital purchases by larger health systems should improve access to surgical treatment in remote areas, but some acquisitions have resulted in decreased …

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AHA pens letter to Congress regarding healthcare workforce …

WEBEditor's Note. On March 1, the American Hospital Association (AHA) submitted a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee urging Congress to …

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2022 statistics on healthcare workplace violence

WEBStatistics on workplace violence against nurses, based on data from 2022 surveys: According to data from Press Ganey, more than 5,200 nursing personnel were …

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Hospital institutes $100,000 bonuses to improve nurse retention

WEBEditor's Note. Palomar Health, a hospital system in Escondido, California, reports improvement in nurse retention after instituting $100,000 sign-on bonuses for …

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AAMI updates ‘bible’ on steam sterilization T

WEBThe Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has updated its “bible” of recommendations for steam sterilization, formerly ST46. Also, for the first time, …

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AORN updates sterilization guideline T

WEBmarket since the previous practice RP is added issued. for ozone sterilization, which has entered the. v. Reference Association tices, and Guidelines. of periOperative Denver: …

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The Joint Commission revises definition of suicide in Sentinel Event

WEBEditor's Note. Starting January 1, healthcare organizations must consider an expanded timeframe and range of care services when reporting patient suicide as a …

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CVS, Amazon make billion-dollar healthcare acquisition bids

WEBFor Amazon, the One Medical acquisition would bring “more than 180 clinics with employed physicians across two dozen US markets” in order to “offer more …

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Scoring fire risk for surgical patients F

WEBto start—the the surgical fire triangle: team to identify the 3 key elements that are. •. oxygen. • surgical In the OR, 3 key risks are: open oxygen site or nasal cannula) source incision …

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Are you up to speed on flash sterilization

WEBFlash sterilization is a fact of life in operating rooms—an item is dropped during a case, a surgeon brings a special instrument that needs to be sterilized, and so on. Professional …

Category:  Health Go Health