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National Patient Safety Goals Training for Hospitals

American Medical Compliance

Ensuring patient safety is a cornerstone of high-quality healthcare. The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) aim to improve patient safety by addressing critical harm areas. This course equips hospital staff to enhance safety protocols, reduce errors, and improve patient outcomes.

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SGEM#443: Don’t Stop Me Now – REBOA for Hemorrhage Control in Trauma Patients?

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He is particularly enthusiastic about medical education and the use of high-fidelity simulation to identify latent threats to patient safety and improve team-based crisis resource management. Case: A 24-year-old patient is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He has an obvious angulated deformity of his left wrist.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: On-call trauma surgeon unavailable. Patient dies in ED.

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The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The patient dies in the ED before transfer can be arranged. Plaintiff : The patient ’ s injuries required immediate surgery for internal bleeding. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

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Healthcare Compliance for New Providers: Getting Started

American Medical Compliance

Patient safety is a critical concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 1 in 10 patients is harmed while receiving healthcare. Compliance with healthcare regulations is crucial not only for avoiding legal repercussions but also for ensuring high standards of patient care and safety.

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Policy Playbook: Labor Actions and Unionization in Healthcare

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3 Increasing Strikes and Unions Labor actions in healthcare can disrupt normal hospital operations, potentially impacting costs and threatening patient quality of care. One study from the National Bureau of Economic Research on nursing strikes in New York State from 1984 to 2004 found that hospital mortality increased by 19.4%

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Preventing Healthcare-associated Infections

American Medical Compliance

In operating rooms, HAIs can cause surgical site infections, which threaten the health and safety of patients. According to the Emergency Care Research Institute, staffing shortages posed the greatest threat to patient safety in 2022. Tackling the increased rate of HAIs is crucial. Get Certified.

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Laser Safety in Surgical Practice Training

American Medical Compliance

The responsibility of ensuring patient safety has now moved from hospital staff to individual users with access to laser technology, which was previously only available in operating rooms of hospitals. This transition has occurred frequently without the benefit of suitable or sufficient resources.