We know you’re busy, but we don’t want you to miss important healthcare quality and patient safety news. Below is a roundup of stories you may have missed but need to take a look at before calling it a week.

Recall Class:  Class I

Date Recall Initiated:  April 23, 2014

Product: Alaris Pump Module (Model 8100), Software Version 9.1.18

Affected Serial Numbers

The affected products were manufactured From February 6, 2014 to April 8, 2014 and distributed from February 7, 2014 through […]

In a joint announcement made on Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a proposal that would give healthcare providers more flexibility in the way they utilize their electronic health record systems and extend the deadlines for meeting Stage 2 and Stage 3 Meaningful Use attestation requirements.

We know you’re busy, but we don’t want you to miss important healthcare quality and patient safety news. Below is a roundup of stories you may have missed but need to take a look at before calling it a week.

We know you’re busy, but we don’t want you to miss important healthcare quality and patient safety news. Below is a roundup of stories you may have missed but need to take a look at before calling it a week.

At noon (CDT) on May 20, Doug Bonacum, Vice President, Quality & Safety, with Kaiser Permanente, will conduct a free one-hour online seminar regarding implementation of the SBAR communication technique that he is credited with adapting for use in the healthcare industry over 10 years ago.

PSO-Mandate-Language The deadline of a critical mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) regarding state health insurance exchanges is rapidly approaching.

Beginning January 1, 2015, hospitals with 50 beds or more cannot participate in a state insurance exchange unless they are a member of a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) that […]

Leilani Schweitzer’s son died after a series of medical mistakes. In her talk she discusses the importance and possibilities of transparency in medicine, especially after preventable errors. And how truth and compassion are essential for healing.

AUDIENCE: Biomedical Engineering, Risk Managers, Surgery

ISSUE: Lumenis Limited is recalling certain models of VersaCut Morcellator devices to correct its labeling. There is a potential for air embolisms to occur if the aspiration tubing is hooked up backwards to the aspiration control box housing. This product may cause serious adverse health consequences, including death.

AUDIENCE: Orthopedics, Surgery, Risk Manager

ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of the LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve. The LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve to Diaphyseal Sleeve Base taper connection may not be sufficient to accommodate potential physiologic loads that may be transferred to the junction during normal gait activities by some patients. This may result in fracture of the sleeve at the taper joint which may also lead to loss of function or loss of limb, infection, compromised soft tissue or death.