The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety enthusiastically applauds the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation’s newly launched campaign to promote continuous monitoring of all patients receiving opioid analgesics to manage their pain. Continue reading “Campaign to Promote Continuous Monitoring of Patients Receiving Opioids”
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Open Letter for Patient Safety and Use of Continuous Electronic Monitoring
In the story, “Hypoxia After Surgery Much More Common Than Previously Believed — Study finds high rate of prolonged bouts of desaturation on wards” (Anesthesiology News, March), Daniel Sessler, MD (Michael Cudahy Professor & Chair, Department of Outcomes Research, The Cleveland Clinic; Director, Outcomes Research Consortium) who helped conduct the study, described its results as “sobering.” Continue reading “Open Letter for Patient Safety and Use of Continuous Electronic Monitoring”
New CMS Guidance Recommends Monitoring of All Patients Receiving Opioids
By Michael Wong, JD (executive director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)
(This article first appeared in Becker’s Hospital Review.)
On March 14, 2014, CMS issued guidance “Requirements for Hospital Medication Administration, Particularly Intravenous (IV) Medications and Post-Operative Care of Patients Receiving IV Opioids.” Continue reading “New CMS Guidance Recommends Monitoring of All Patients Receiving Opioids”
Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety Announces Four Essentials for Safety for Patients Receiving Opioids
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS), an advocacy group of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, healthcare organizations and patient safety advocacy groups, recently released four essentials for patient safety. Continue reading “Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety Announces Four Essentials for Safety for Patients Receiving Opioids”