Patient safety experts say there are certain things all patients should know when they’re in the hospital. Here are a few. Continue Reading →
Nine things all hospital patients should know
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Few CT hospitals use insulin device misused at Griffin Hospital
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Few Connecticut hospitals use the insulin injection devices that were misused at Griffin Hospital, prompting officials last week to recommend that 3,149 patients be tested for bloodborne illnesses. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health Care, FlexPen, Hospitals, patient safety
Griffin Hospital says device misuse could have infected patients
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Griffin Hospital officials said Friday that the misuse of insulin pens could have exposed up to 3,149 hospitalized patients to blood-borne diseases during a nearly six-year period. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health Care, FlexPens, Griffen Hospital, insulin pens, patient safety
CT hospitals follow aviation, nuclear power in targeting errors
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It was a big deal at John Dempsey Hospital when a housekeeper stopped a doctor from entering a room where a procedure was taking place. The celebration that followed was part of a broader effort to improve patient safety, modeled after strategies used in aviation, nuclear power and other industries where even small mistakes can have dire consequences. Continue Reading →