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Common Infection Control Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

American Medical Compliance

More than a million hospitalized patients each year acquire healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) while being treated for other health conditions. These infection data can help identify trends and prevent future occurrences. Conclusion Infection control is a vital component of patient safety and healthcare quality.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Rare Presentation – Groin pain? Nec fasc? Diabetes? Appendicitis?

EMDocs

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The 3-line ED physician note says only that he had “face to face time with this patient,” “she appears acutely ill” and has “tachycardia” and “intact radial pulse.”

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This is one of 15 articles in the same pdf relating to legal risks of consultations in the E.D.] Patient Safety Ten Patient Safety Commandments A Health System’s view of patients helping their own safety. Management of conventional mass casualty incidents: ten commandments for hospital planning.