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Lawmakers grill VA, Oracle leaders over pharmacy-related patient safety issues

Fierce Healthcare

A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue to have serious concerns about pharmacy softwar | A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue (..)

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'Cybersecurity is patient safety': What the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare should teach the industry

Fierce Healthcare

As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say that the incident could spur greater emphasis on enhancing protocols | As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say that the incident could spur greater (..)

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Advancing patient safety awareness by addressing ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns

Meditech

Patient safety has always been at the forefront of MEDITECH's mission. During this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10-16), we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of MEDITECH's internal Patient Safety/Priority Event (PS/PE) Management group.

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Communication failures, policy noncompliance fuel jump in reported patient safety events, Joint Commission finds

Fierce Healthcare

Communication failures, policy noncompliance fuel jump in reported patient safety events, Joint Commission finds dmuoio Wed, 04/05/2023 - 16:35

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National Nurses United pushes back against deployment of ‘unproven’ AI in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

The nation’s largest nurses union is demanding that artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare be proven safe and equitable before deployment. | A union organization for nurses nationwide says the deployment of AI in healthcare will push nurses out of patient rooms and compromise patient safety.

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Running circles around patient safety

Pro CRNA

In comparison, Yale University used revised criteria to define death due to preventable medical error and found that 22,000 patients were lost in 2020 due to needless mistakes. For decades, traffic engineers have struggled with developing “crash proof” intersections as a way to improve safety. Safety circles in healthcare.

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ECRI: The growing pediatric mental health crisis is 2023's biggest patient safety challenge

Fierce Healthcare

ECRI: The growing pediatric mental health crisis is 2023's biggest patient safety challenge pminemyer Mon, 03/13/2023 - 16:55