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• Hospitals are
accountable for con-
taining costs as well as
delivering quality care
in joint replacements
under a new payment
model that Medicare
will be testing in select
surgical markets start-
ing next year.
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• Are your infection preventionists required to spend more time col-
lecting and reporting data on SSIs than observing, preparing and edu-
cating staff to prevent them? osmag.net/YH6zvF
• Healthcare workplaces are among the nation's most dangerous, says
OSHA, which is why visiting surveyors will be on the lookout for
patient handling injuries, slips, trips and falls, sharps risks, workplace
violence and other on-the-job hazards. osmag.net/b4WtNA
• The $5.1 million malpractice verdict sparked by a Pennsylvania
ASC's drug mix-up highlights the importance of properly and diligent-
ly labeling your medications. osmag.net/FlPJ4g
• A patient sued an Oregon hospital after surgical lights allegedly
caused severe third-degree burns on her foot. The lawsuit blames the
hospital's unfiltered halogen bulbs. osmag.net/3oaHGM
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