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Buzzwords in Patient Safety: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Bill Of Health

In terms of health law and patient safety research, the decolonization of national and global patient safety systems and structures seems an interesting perspective to further peruse. The patient safety context. It pervades vast areas of academic and professional life and discourse. Problems of definition.

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The Need to Go Back to Basics in Patient Safety

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In terms of health care practice and patient safety, these underpinning basic, foundational concepts include the need for proper patient communication strategies. The consequences of failures in patient communication can be devastating. By John Tingle and Amanda Cattini. A litigation link? A global service industry.

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The NHS Patient Safety Information Tidal Wave

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The NHS model of care delivery The NHS is a particular model of health care delivery, and, when discussing patient safety, policy, and practice, the context of care delivery must always be taken into account. Dr. Christopher Sirrs provides an NHS Patient Safety Timeline that catalogues these crises.

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NHS Patient Safety: Reflections and Looking Forward

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In patient safety terms in the NHS England, there have been positives and negatives over the past year to reflect on, and for 2022 there are interesting developments on the horizon. In this post I will discuss a small number of patient safety matters of major impact. This is one of the patient safety negatives of 2021.

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Philips Respironics Reaches Final Agreement with US Regulators on Sleep Apnea Device Recall

HIT Consultant

– The company’s focus will now be on completing remediation efforts, ensuring patient safety, and regaining regulatory approval to resume sales of new devices in the US. Continued Patient Support: Philips Respironics can continue servicing existing devices in the hands of patients and healthcare providers.

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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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Regulators in the Lobby: Rise & Shine Reduces Findings

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This approach helps reduce findings, improves patient safety, and supports sustainable performance improvement. The Tightening Grip of CMS Regulations 2. The arrival of regulators is a daunting experience for hospital staff, and leads to heightened anxiety and disruption across the organization. Headlines: 1.