Sentences with phrase «over patient safety»

Maintain vigilance over patient safety by ensuring the call light is in reach, the bed is in the lowest position, upper side rails up, and bed alarm on when appropriate

Unfortunately, sometimes profits take priority over patient safety.

The negligence often stems from the hospital or HMO's preference for profits over patient safety.

Not exact matches

Product safety is unusually sensitive in China following scandals over the past decade in which infants, hospital patients and others have been killed or sickened by phoney or adulterated milk powder, drugs and other goods.

Although the FDA can't dictate prices or reject therapies over pricing concerns (they can only focus on safety and efficacy), the agency can encourage more competition through moves like this (as well as speedier approval pathways) which could spur drug makers to produce products that ultimately lower costs for patients — a goal cited by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in announcing the list.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Analyzing medical death rate data over an eight - year period, John Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000 deaths per year are due to medical error in the United States.

Additionally, the proportion of patients in the United States who are prescribed opioids for non-cancer pain has almost doubled over the past decade, indicating the need to do a more focused examination on the safety and efficacy of these and other treatment options.

«By considering that stethoscopes are used repeatedly over the course of a day, come directly into contact with patients» skin, and may harbor several thousands of bacteria (including MRSA) collected during a previous physical examination, we consider them as potentially significant vectors of transmission,» commented lead investigator Didier Pittet, MD, MS, Director of the Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals.

As for the safety of medical marijuana as an opioid alternative, one of the most extensive reports to date was published late last year in the Journal of Pain and followed about 200 patients using cannabis for chronic pain over 12 months.

«Study allays concerns over aspirin's safety for heart failure patients.»

Have a strong reputation in our region for utilizing the most effective care practices, as well as maintaining the highest levels of patient safety and satisfaction, leading patients to consistently choose UConn Health medical and dental clinical services over other providers.

We have faced previous periods when intrinsic value investing was out of favor, and we know that the key to delivering outsized long - term returns is owning good businesses at large margins of safety of value over price and remaining patient.

Physical Requirements: • Able to lift patients and carry equipment up to 50 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 50 pounds with assistance • Endure sitting, standing and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods • Type information for patient records and prescription labels into the computer • Able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment • Take safety precautions for exposure to toxins, drugs, anesthesia and radiation • Must be able to travel to other clinics as well.

Also a top concern is anesthesia safety; many ADCNW patients are over eight years old.

I have enjoyed using Zoetis products over the decades for their efficacy and safety in the dermatologic patients I have treated.

With the use of better drugs and safety protocols anesthesia in dogs is relatively safe, as over 99 % of patients survive.

Referring veterinarians are welcome to consult with the cardiology department regarding follow - up care; however, concerns regarding prompt care and patient safety dictate that we can not provide owners or referring veterinarians with treatment recommendations for patients that are not directly under our care or patients that have not been seen in over 6 months.

Over the past few decades, Oklahoma has passed a number of specific nursing home abuse laws, most recently in 2013; the laws were amended to allow for video surveillance in private rooms to help improve the safety of patients further.

We think it is essential that patient safety is prioritised over profit, regardless of whether people are treated through the NHS or privately - and currently, the laws in force do not mean this is the case.

Although Actos has been available to diabetes users in the US for a number of years, it was just last year that the Food and Drug Administration put out a Drug Safety Communication giving notification that the medication's label had been revised to include a warning that use of the drug for over a year dramatically increases the chances that the patient might develop bladder cancer.

This requirement gives victims control over decision making about their health information where their safety could be at issue, helps promote trust between patients and providers, and is consistent with health care providers» ethical obligation to seek patient authorization whenever possible before disclosing protected health information.

In his Friday letter, Principal Thompson asked families «to be patient with these new procedures, and hopefully over time, we will be able to fine tune the process, while maintaining the safety / security.»

• Effectively able to maintain constant vigilance over patients by taking necessary safety precautions.