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Mistake-Proofing In Medicine, And In Refrigerators

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HealthLeaders Media Community and Rural Hospital Weekly - October 21, 2009

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Mistake-Proofing In Medicine, And In Refrigerators Cheryl Clark, Editor, Community Hospitals My refrigerator gave me the idea for this column. It's an expensive French door model from Sears, the kind with an alarm that goes "beep" after the door is left ajar more than one minute. It's that kind of "mistake-proof" thinking—of course on a much bigger scale—that's now on the minds of designers of healthcare systems, medical devices, and processes. [Read More]
		October 21, 2009

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The Future of Nursing is Up for Debate
Our new colleague Rebecca Hendren tops her nursing pillar this week with an excellent, thought-provoking column about the great potential for an expanded role for nursing. Today, nurses are misused and underutilized. How might they be better trained, and how should health systems bill for their time? [Read More]

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Five Easy Ways to Protect Staff from Violent Patients
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Leaders Forum

Five Steps the C-suite Should Know About Optimizing the Hospital Supply Chain
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This Week's Headlines

California hospitals begin limiting visitors over H1N1 flu
Los Angeles Times – October 21, 2009

MD Anderson opens Florida facility
Orlando Business Journal – October 21, 2009

Divorce of San Francisco medical groups plays out in ads
San Francisco Chronicle – October 19, 2009

Public option is next big hurdle in health debate
New York Times – October 15, 2009

Webcasts/Audio Conferences

Service Lines Strategies Workshop 2009: Stroke Care (November 17)

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Marketing to Physicians: Build Relationships to Increase Referrals (October 22)