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Tag Archives: medical errors
“Never events” to be eliminated-by checklists and nonpayment
Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should never happen, if only hospital workers practiced rigorous hygiene, writes former New York lieutenant governor Betsy McCaughey. In fact, “for most infections, the only acceptable rate is zero.” Litigation over such infections, she predicts, … Continue reading
