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Joined February 2009
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FDA takes action against 17 companies for illegally selling products claiming to treat #Alzheimers disease fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/… #publichealth #dementia #ptsafety
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FDA announces new steps to strengthen the agency's process for issuing public warnings and notifications of recalls fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/… #publichealth #ptsafety
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Premier Inc. Identifies $8.3B Savings Opportunity in the ED with More Preventative and Coordinated Ambulatory Care premierinc.com/newsroom/pres… #healthcare #ptsafety
HHS Proposes New Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information hhs.gov/about/news/2019/02/1… #EHR #ptsafety
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Joint Commission launches new "Step Up" campaign to prevent #infection beckershospitalreview.com/qu… #infectioncontrol #ptsafety
FDA warns of more #cancer cases linked to #BreastImplants beckershospitalreview.com/qu… #womenshealth #ptsafety
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'Mindfulness' Might Help Some Conquer #ChronicPain consumer.healthday.com/alter… #ptsafety #pain #painmanagement
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Patients With Primary Care Docs May Get Better Health Care consumer.healthday.com/gener… #ptsafety
Obesity-related cancers rising in U.S. young adults reuters.com/article/us-healt… #publichealth #ptsafety #obesity

Obesity-related cancers rising in U.S. young adults

Mirroring the decades-long increase in obesity rates in the U.S., cancers that are thought to be driven at least in part by excess weight are also on the rise among people under age 50, a new study...

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5 keys to reduce #sepsis deaths beckershospitalreview.com/qu… #ptsafety
5-Step 'Huddle' Boosts Safety in Violent Patient Transfers. healthleadersmedia.com/clini… #ptsafety

5-Step 'Huddle' Boosts Safety in Violent Patient Transfers

Mayo Clinic develops handoff tool for potentially violent patients that features exchange of behavioral information between care teams.

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Joint Commission encourages hospitals to report safety incidents in new alert. beckershospitalreview.com/qu… #ptsafety
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CDC identifies Drugs Most Frequently Involved in #DrugOverdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016 #publichealth #opioids #ptsafety
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@PremierHA13 Dec 2018
Premier member hospitals are reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity by following these 4 keys to success. bit.ly/2LCLIRz #maternalhealth #maternalmortality
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Hospital discharge during December holidays tied to more #readmissions, deaths reuters.com/article/us-healt… #ptsafety

Hospital discharge during December holidays tied to more readmissions, deaths

- Patients sent home from the hospital around Christmas time are more likely to have bad outcomes compared to those discharged at other times, a Canadian study suggests.

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Many older adults don't take prescribed #antidepressants reuters.com/article/us-healt… #aging #mentalhealth #ptsafety

Many older adults don't take prescribed antidepressants

- Older adults who are prescribed medication for depression by primary care physicians often fail to start taking these drugs or to continue using them as directed, a Dutch study suggests.

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Physicains struggle to treat some conditions in #pregnant women due to research shortage. beckershospitalreview.com/qu… #womenshealth #ptsafety
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US #healthcare spending topped $10,739 per person in 2017: report. thehill.com/policy/healthcar… #ptsafetu

US health-care spending topped $10,739 per person in 2017: report

National spending on health care reached $3.5 trillion in 2017, or about $10,739 per person, according to new data released Thursday by the Trump administration.Overall, health spending grew at a r…

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@PremierHA10 Dec 2018
We’re accepting applications for our 2019 Innovation Celebration! Apply today for the chance to showcase your cutting-edge technology at #Breakthroughs19. Deadline is 12.14! bit.ly/2EHIIoP
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40% of Americans Don’t Plan to Get a #Flu Shot, Putting Others at Risk. time.com/5472530/flu-shot-20… #publichealth #ptsafety #fluvaccine
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