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The results of a joint study by The Studer Group and the Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) at Vanderbilt University confirm that disruptive behavior pervades healthcare organizations and contributes to staff turnover.


HHS Invites Public Comment on Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

The U.S. Health and Human Services Steering Committee for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections is soliciting input from the public as it develops a strategy for reducing and preventing HAIs. As part of that effort, it is convening a series of engagement meetings this summer: Sat., July 25 in Denver; Thurs., July 30 in Chicago, and Thurs., Aug. 27 in Seattle.

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Dr. Blumenthal Presents ONC Vision at HIT Symposium



Healthcare reform is getting a mind-bending boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with as much as $46 billion being directed toward Health Information Technology. Managing this effort is the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Dept. of Health and Human Services, or ‘ONC’ for short. The ONC is spoken of in hushed tones, befitting an organization with such enormous impact, so I was especially interested to hear its Director, Dr. David Blumenthal, speak at the recent HIT Symposium at MIT (June 30 – July 2).

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Safeguards Fail to Protect VA Patients

from Surgeon’s Errors


In a page-one story on Sun., June 21, The New York Times reported that significant errors persisted for more than six years at a brachytherapy program at the Veterans’ Medical Center in Philadelphia despite investigation. The Times reports that Dr. Gary D. Kao implanted radioactive seeds incorrectly on repeated occasions as he treated patients with prostate cancer.

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Share Your Light

In this first posting to the PSQH blog, I invite readers to contribute suggestions and essays to what I expect to be a lively forum of news and ideas about safety and quality improvement. When we launched PSQH in late 2004, we wanted the magazine to provide more than a one-way transmission of information, and now the Internet offers some of the best vehicles for that kind of exchange.

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HITECH Interoperetta Goes Viral



For comic inspiration and musical bravura in the HIT space, nothing beats Dr. Ross D. Martin’s Interoperetta in Three Acts, an appreciation of HITSP, CCHIT, AHIC and more.

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The MRI Safety Gap

In healthcare, particularly in patient safety, there is a cultural predisposition towards excellence. There's a fundamental desire to create better, safer environments in support of care. That applies to staff qualifications, policies & procedures, medical technology, and — usually — standards for accreditation.

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