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Analysis and Planning for South Carolina

Updated weekly as healthcare news develops.



October 23, 2014

In the News

When Doctors and Nurses Work Together - Taking a cue from the airline and defense industries, the leaders of the hospital safety initiative trained their physician and nursing colleagues to communicate better, resolve conflict and work in teams. They created a computerized system for individuals to report anonymously events that might have caused harm to a patient or a visitor like a medication error, a fall or the spread of infection, and a patient safety committee to track and review those cases. TO READ MORE click here