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ECRI Releases Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019

Diagnostic error, test follow-up, infection control and physician burnout top ECRI Institute’s 2019 list of “Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations.”
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Physicians Generate $2.4 M Annually for Their Hospitals, Study Finds

beckershospitalreview.com – Merritt Hawkins surveyed hospital CFOs to find out how much revenue physicians in 18 specialties had generated in the previous 12 months, including both net inpatient and outpatient revenue from hospital admissions, tests, treatments, prescriptions, and procedures ordered by physicians.
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About Half of All Hospital Deaths Could Be Sepsis-Related. We Don’t Have the Means to Prevent Them

fiercehealthcare.com – Sepsis is a leading cause of death in hospitals, spurring investigations into how preventable it might be.
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What if You Were Your Own Blood Donor for Surgery?

consumer.healthday.com – Heart surgery patients may fare better if they have their own blood “recycled” and given back to them during the procedure, a preliminary study suggests.
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams Calls on Physicians to Take a More Proactive Role in Opioid Crisis

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