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https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/05/09/blame-shame-healthcare-and-congress-12939 For healthcare to improve, we need to look at the outcomes of our actions and activities, identify the source of our errors and do better. A few months ago, the Annals of Family Medicine reported on how “blame” is attributed; do we point at ourselves, others or the system? The study was conducted based […]
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/survey-90-of-nurses-admit-they-do-not-have-enough-time-to-properly-care-for-patients.html As hospitals across the U.S. face a nursing shortage, care quality and patient safety continue to be put in jeopardy. Nurses are frequently assigned more patients, with 90 percent of nurses admitting they lack adequate time to properly comfort and assist patients, according to a survey of Massachusetts nurses conducted by Anderson Robbins Research. […]
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/opioid-epidemic-consequences-502619 The crackdown on opioids is having unintended consequences. The push for fewer opioid prescriptions at lower doses and for shorter periods has increased suffering for some pain patients including those near the end of life. The emphasis on opioids has also overshadowed other forms of substance abuse that require attention. With fatal overdoses soaring […]
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www.delawarestatenews.net/government/bill-creating-fee-on-opioids-clears-first-hurdle/ DOVER — Legislation that would create an opioid fee passed out of committee Wednesday, although it will likely be amended to deal with concerns raised by the Department of Health and Social Services and others before receiving a floor vote. Senate Bill 176 would establish a fee on opioids of 1 cent per morphine […]
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