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10 medical devices are potential time bombs

April 27, 2010 by Carol Katarsky · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management 

As much as technology has helped advance medicine, it can have a harmful side, too. When broken or used improperly, devices meant to heal can harm — or even cause death.

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Tags: alarm, cancer, contamination, CT, ECRI, endoscopes, fatal injury, fiberoptic light, hardware, hazards, Healthcare Technology News, MRI, needlesticks, patient care, patient death, radiation, sharps, software, stapler, surgical fires, traumatic injury

Why are uninsured twice as likely to die in ER?

November 25, 2009 by Carol Katarsky · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest News & Views 

Health care providers may appear to be giving the same standard of care to insured and uninsured patients. But new research shows patient outcomes are quite different. Read more

Tags: Archives of Surgery, emergency, Harvard University, patient care, patient outcome, quality, traumatic injury, uninsured

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