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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Newsletter, August 2022

Patient Safety Movement

MICHAEL RAMSAY Dear Patient Safety Advocates, I am excited to share some updates about the work we have been doing and introduce you to our new Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Sanaz Massoumi PhD. Dr. Massoumi joins us from Keck Medicine where she was Director of Regulatory and Patient Safety, Quality, and Outcomes Management.

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FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

KHN

The heart devices in question have been associated with thousands of reports of patients’ injuries and deaths, as described in a KFF Health News investigation late last year. ” said Sanket Dhruva , a cardiologist and an expert in medical device safety and regulation at the University of California-San Francisco.

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Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

KHN

” As the recall played out, federal regulators discovered that Medtronic had delayed acting — and warning patients of possible hazards with the pumps — despite amassing tens of thousands of complaints about the rings, government records show. . “Doctors are shocked to learn this,” she said.

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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill Of Health

In the emerging psychedelics industry, the institutions and actors that require oversight and regulation are positioning themselves as regulators. She works to advance best practice prevention and evidence based institutional policies for sexual harm. Mithoefer & Haden ). Buisson and Ms.

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Legal and Ethical Analysis of Court-Ordered Ivermectin Treatment for COVID-19

Bill Of Health

A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. Each provider has independent judgement, and in the end it is the patient who decides whose advice to follow.

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Newsletter, August 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Letter from CEO The last two months have seen some profound presentations, publications, and recommendations to improve patient safety in the US and globally. We have had a Summit meeting in Newport Beach with so many passionate world-renowned speakers on patient safety.