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September 17 is World Patient Safety Day, and this year the theme is “Safe maternal and newborn care”, with WHO urging stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth”....
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September 17 is World Patient Safety Day, and this year the theme is “Safe maternal and newborn care”, with WHO urging stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth”....
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Risks to patient safety and the potential for adverse events are well-known factors every healthcare organization works to prevent. The thought by healthcare leaders is to have a strategic plan...
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Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer within their lifetime. Each year in the United States, more than 250,000 women are diagnosed with breast...
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In healthcare organizations, the review and approval of policies are never at the top of the to-do list for the day, even though policies are often one the first things...
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Heroes mean different things to different people. A hero may be a mother or father or an athlete with strong physical abilities. Some heroes are fictionalized like Wonder Woman or...
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that the agency has resolved a complaint filed against the Pennsylvania...
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Tuesday, March 24 is World TB Day. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis,...
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Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world and is the second-largest source of income for organized crime. Human trafficking has been reported in every single state in the United...
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There are few jobs tougher than that of a compliance officer, regulatory accreditation manager, or policy and procedure coordinator, especially in today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Your responsibilities may seem...
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A healthcare organization has received a conditional level finding by a regulatory agency and it has been determined that the organization’s policies and procedures were not followed. There is now...
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