More than 1.2 million medical device adverse event reports were not submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the deadline set by federal regulations, finds an analysis of recent ...
Although most manufacturer reports of medical device adverse events are reported on time, a considerable proportion are submitted late, according to a study published online March 12 in the BMJ.
The term "second victim syndrome" describes the emotional and psychological impact healthcare workers may experience after ...
Mayo Clinic has named its most-recent medical "adverse events" in This Week at Mayo Clinic, the medical center’s employee newsletter. The Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Act requires hospitals to ...
Adverse event reporting could become more widespread under a new system proposed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In a 10 September Federal Register posting, the agency, which ...
Harm and the potential for harm from medical care is pervasive and well-documented. Much of the safety literature has historically focused on physical harm, but the Agency for Healthcare Research and ...
In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) limited first-year resident-physicians' work hours to no more than 16 consecutive hours after studies indicated that longer ...
Mayo Clinic has named its most-recent medical "adverse events" in This Week at Mayo Clinic, the medical center’s employee newsletter. The Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Act requires hospitals to ...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic – caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has lead to over 200 million confirmed cases worldwide. To date, ...
Overall, 71.0% of adverse events were reported within 30 days (on time), while 4.5 and 9.1% were reported between 31 and 180 days or after 180 days, respectively. HealthDay News — Although most ...