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Health and Society
Reports from Duke University describe recent advances in health and society
August 4th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Given the trend toward eliminating reimbursement for ''never events,'' hospital administrators are challenged to implement practices designed to prevent their occurrence. Little evidence exists, however, that patient safety practices, as evaluated using accreditation criteria, are related to the achievement of patient safety outcomes." "The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between patient safety practices, as measured by accreditation standards, and patient safety outcomes as measured by hospital rates of infections, decubitus ulcers, postoperative respiratory failure, and failure to rescue. Secondary data...
Source: Physician Business Week (2009-08-04)
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