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The Latest Healthcare Industry News |
As the leader in providing healthcare staffing solutions for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, we believe it’s important to keep you informed about the latest news in the healthcare industry. AMN Healthcare offers the latest news on industry progress and reports on current trends that are important to healthcare leaders. You can count on us to provide you with current industry articles, written by award-winning journalists.
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Pre-op Cleansing Reduces Surgical Site Infections
The simple step of cleansing the skin with chlorhexidine gluconate no-rinse cloths, before surgery, can decrease surgical infection rates. That was the finding of Prince Williams Hospital in Manassas, Virginia, where surgical infection rates decreased by 66 percent and the hospital saved nearly $350,000 in 10 months.
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Study Reveals the Costly Effects of Medical Errors
Potentially preventable medical errors may have an even higher price tag than previously thought. A new study conducted by HealthGrades, a national healthcare ratings organization, found that medical errors occurring between 2004 and 2006 resulted in approximately 238,337 potentially preventable deaths and cost Medicare an estimated $8.8 billion.
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New Research Predicts Continuing Nurse Shortage
Ten years have passed since the current nursing shortage began, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Now a new book by some of the leading researchers in the field predicts that the shortage is only going to get worse, unless some drastic changes are made.
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The Army Reserve: 100 Years in the Medical Community
In 1908, Congress decided they needed to create a branch of the military to aid in the medical needs of the army. They created the Medical Reserve Corps from a group of 160 physicians who would only serve the military when needed, but were willing to leave at a moment's notice to care for soldiers on the battlefield. Today, under the name of the Army Reserve, this group has expanded to include civilians from every trade who assist the military in times of trouble.
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Patient Satisfaction Data Now Included in “HospitalCompare” Web Site
Since its inception, the government Web site, www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov, has provided consumers with Process of Care measures that show how often hospitals provide the recommended care for patients being treated for a heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia or surgery, as well as Hospital Outcome of Care measures indicative of hospital mortality rates. Now, visitors to the Web site can see comprehensive data on patient satisfaction, based on a survey of hospital patients’ experience of care.
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Medical Device Reuse Saves Money and the Environment
As healthcare costs continue to rise and landfills overflow with medical waste, some hospitals are finding a way to solve two problems with one solution, by reprocessing some of their single-use labeled medical devices. While many have questioned the safety of this practice, a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that reused medical devices poses no increased risk to patients.
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Performance Equals Profits for 100 Top Hospitals
Positive patient outcomes have lead to fiscal gains for the hospitals on Thomson Healthcare's 15th annual 100 Top Hospitals list. Recognized as "national benchmarks for success," these hospitals deliver top quality care while maintaining financial stability.
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Hospital Strategies to Reduce Harm from High-Alert Medications
For over a decade, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has classified some of the most powerful drugs prescribed to hospital patients as "high-alert medications" because of their increased risk to cause serious harm if used or dosed incorrectly.
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