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Best Practices for Addressing Common Medication Safety Errors

ISMP says its list of “2020-2021 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals” should be adopted to prevent errors that continue to impact patient safety.
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Sepsis Hospitalizations Cost Medicare $41.8 Billion in 2018 – And That Number’s Likely to Grow

fiercehealthcare.com – The rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis has increased by 40% over the past seven years, according to a new study from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Primary Care Physicians Poor at Spotting Prescription Abuse, Study Finds

beckershospitalreview.com – Primary care physicians may not be able to recognize signs of potential prescription drug misuse among their patients, new analysis of survey data shows, according to MedPage Today.
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Healthcare Spending is Higher Over 5 Years, Mostly Due to a Rise in Prices, Says New Report

healthcarefinance.com – Between 2014 and 2018, per-person yearly spending for those with employer-sponsored insurance climbed 18.4%.
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7 Things to Know About Generation Z Patients, Workers

beckershospitalreview.com – With Generation Z – commonly defined as those born between 1995 and 2012 – now flooding into the workforce, businesses, managers and their potential coworkers must be prepared for the changes these digital natives will usher into the workplace, the economy and society as a whole.
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