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One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals (25%), Nearly Half Preventable (50%)
CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says Among the roughly 1 million…
Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals– ~99,000 deaths/year (2002)
Public Health Rep. R. Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH; a Jonathan R. Edwards, MS, aChesley L. Richards, Jr., MD, MPH,…
Leading the charge for better patient safety — Solutions by providers (Cerner)
Cerner Corporation4/21/2021 Reducing risk and protecting patients from preventable harm is a non-negotiable when delivering high-quality care. While…
