Quality and Safety
The CDC said as of April 13, 2017, there have been 39 cases in New York, 15 cases in New Jersey, other states, CDC says.
Leapfrog Group says 30 percent of hospitals fully meet the four criteria for bar code medication administration, though 74 percent meet the group's two CPOE criteria.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, nursing homes have denied admission to thousands of patients over the past year because they lack essential staff.
His deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent Adams, will replace him on an interim basis.
Center for Children's Digestive Health shared protected health info with FileFax, but didn't have a BAA in place.
Hospitals, doctors' practices, government, insurers, and healthcare IT companies could all be affected, Kalorama says.
Three hospitals were fined $100K each indicating repeat offense; noncompliance issues were likely to cause patient injury, death.
The agency scored higher on six of nine patient safety indicators, but still needs to work on behavioral health and patient experience, a JAMA Internal Medicine report finds.
Veterans Choice Program Extension lets vets seek care at private institutions, buys time for VA Secretary Shulkin to write a more comprehensive plan.
Annals of Surgery found death rate decline in South Carolina in hospitals that chose to participate in the program.