Joint Commission warns: Suicide risk extends outside the ER and psych wards

A new Sentinel Event Alert from the Joint Commission warns health care providers that non-psychiatric patients are committing suicide in a variety of inpatient units. Read more

Error-free hospitals: Are you kidding?

Public health officials in one state are investigating 87 hospitals which haven’t filed a single report of a medical error in the past three years. Read more

Study: Hospitals falling short at keeping patients safe

A new report indicates that despite all the efforts into reducing medical errors and improving patient safety, we’ve made no progress. Read more

Why are we getting fatter? Most people have no idea what size they are

It seems most Americans can’t come to terms with their actual size. Read more

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Nurse caught sucking used Fentanyl patches — out of the medical waste bin

Who knew drug addiction could turn into an environmental crime? Read more

Most who start the HPV vaccine don’t finish it

New research indicates the HPV vaccine isn’t reaching its potential — simply because users aren’t getting the full regimen of shots. Read more

It pays to be the health CEO

Workers on the frontline of health care weren’t immune from the effects of the recession, but it seems company CEOs made out OK. Read more

Why don’t people trust vaccines anymore?

We saw it last year, when millions of doses of the much-ballyhooed H1N1 vaccine went unused: Some of the people who are most concerned about their health refuse vaccines for themselves and their kids. What gives? Read more

AHA comes out against OSHA setting resident work hours

The American Hospital Association says the feds shouldn’t be in the business of regulating medical residents’ hours. Read more

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