Sentences with phrase «safety of the patients in»

We require this for the health and safety of both patients in the hospital, as well as our staff.

Fortunately the Tennessee Medical Foundation's Physician's Health Program (PHP) addresses concerns that are specific to physicians, while working to protect the safety of patients in Tennessee.

Our doctors and staff always prioritize the health and safety of the patients in the unit.

For them to be the most effective team members and for the overall safety of patients in America, we need to set a national standard on training and education,» Johnston said.

Promotes the optimal health, wellbeing and safety of the patient in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines and the delegation of medical services as defined by State Medical Practice Act.

Not exact matches

Nicholas Genes, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and a frequent blogger on medical apps, says it's fine if the FDA steps in to ensure that new technology protects patient safety and privacy, but he'll be concerned if the agency oversteps its bounds.

A second challenging (and nonsensical) barrier to stemming this firearm - health crisis, he says, is the widely propagated myth that physicians can't, or shouldn't, talk to their patients about the safety risks of guns — a belief reinforced by a misunderstanding of a provision in the Affordable Care Act.

A combination of the electronic bar coding and digital clinical decision support apparatus reduced blood transfusions, which in turn is a win for patient safety.

Immune cells modified by CRISPR - Cas9 were inserted into a lung cancer patient at the West China Hospital in Chengdu in the hopes that they'll be able to fight tumors, and 10 people total will receive injections of CRISPR re-engineered cells in order to assess the method's safety.

Providers and regulators can also use social media data to monitor performance in real time, using natural language processing and machine learning to scan consumers» text reviews for keywords of interest related to patient safety.

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).

Announced a clinical trial collaboration with Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational combination of Yescarta and Pfizer's utomilumab, a fully humanized 4 - 1BB agonist monoclonal antibody, in patients with refractory large B - cell lymphoma.

We do this by conducting clinical trials in which we collect safety and efficacy data about our experimental drugs with the goal of submitting those data to regulatory authorities, like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), so that these experimental drugs can be approved for use by patients.

Handwritten orders result in costly inefficiencies and increase the likelihood of errors along the communication trail, which in turn may negatively impact patient care and safety.

Always pushing the bounds of innovation in areas such as personal health records, eReferral, chronic disease management, integration and medication safety, Jeremy is a champion of patient - centred collaborative care.

In a March 16 research note, Andrew Fein, an analyst at H.C. Wainwright & Co., reported that OvaScience (OVAS: NASDAQ) shifted its focus back to research and development, after interim data from the first 20 patients in its Phase 1 trial of OvaPrime showed no signs of efficacy despite indicating safety and tolerabilitIn a March 16 research note, Andrew Fein, an analyst at H.C. Wainwright & Co., reported that OvaScience (OVAS: NASDAQ) shifted its focus back to research and development, after interim data from the first 20 patients in its Phase 1 trial of OvaPrime showed no signs of efficacy despite indicating safety and tolerabilitin its Phase 1 trial of OvaPrime showed no signs of efficacy despite indicating safety and tolerability.

10:00 AM Technology in Healthcare Transformation Speaker: Robert Mittendorff, MD, MBA The 2016 CALNOC Conference program examines the ground - breaking work of advancing healthcare quality and patient safety — in the context of where we have been in the past 20 years, where we are today, and where we are going from here... Expect more of -LSB-...]

Moderator: Mitesh B. Rao, MD, MHS, System Patient Safety Officer and Director, Center for Advancing Patient Safety, Stanford Health Care, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Mitesh B. Rao, MD, MHS is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and internationally - recognized expert in Patient Safety, Quality, and Innovation.

In a decision that should chill the blood of everyone who believes in religious freedom, the court stated: «That the new rules prohibit all improper reasons for refusal to dispense medication... suggests that the purpose of the new rules was not to eliminate religious objections to delivery of lawful medicines but to eliminate all objections that do not ensure patient health, safety, and access to medicatioIn a decision that should chill the blood of everyone who believes in religious freedom, the court stated: «That the new rules prohibit all improper reasons for refusal to dispense medication... suggests that the purpose of the new rules was not to eliminate religious objections to delivery of lawful medicines but to eliminate all objections that do not ensure patient health, safety, and access to medicatioin religious freedom, the court stated: «That the new rules prohibit all improper reasons for refusal to dispense medication... suggests that the purpose of the new rules was not to eliminate religious objections to delivery of lawful medicines but to eliminate all objections that do not ensure patient health, safety, and access to medication.

Palladio Group, together with E Ink, was granted a Silver Award in the 28th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation for their patient - forward packaging design for PhutureMed ™ — an excellent example of packaging innovation that benefits the greater good by advancing patient safety.

Whether or not the problems are huge, at least someone goes to the trouble of identifying and quantifying them (e.g., the new study in the Journal of Patient Safety — a whole freakkin» journal devoted to safety, who Safety — a whole freakkin» journal devoted to safety, who safety, who knew?)

«In the spirit of fostering excellence in the care and safety of our athletes and patients, AMSSM physicians value the opportunity to engage patients in conversations that address evidence - based care, shared decision making, and unnecessary and / or harmful interventions,» said Christopher Madden, MD, incoming president of the AMSSIn the spirit of fostering excellence in the care and safety of our athletes and patients, AMSSM physicians value the opportunity to engage patients in conversations that address evidence - based care, shared decision making, and unnecessary and / or harmful interventions,» said Christopher Madden, MD, incoming president of the AMSSin the care and safety of our athletes and patients, AMSSM physicians value the opportunity to engage patients in conversations that address evidence - based care, shared decision making, and unnecessary and / or harmful interventions,» said Christopher Madden, MD, incoming president of the AMSSin conversations that address evidence - based care, shared decision making, and unnecessary and / or harmful interventions,» said Christopher Madden, MD, incoming president of the AMSSM.

The programme of work on patient safety looks at both the translation of novel technologies into health care and innovative ways of organising services differently to bridge «gaps» in care and improve quality and safety for patients.

Jane is programme director in the NIHR King's Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre leading a programme of work on innovations in service quality and health technologies.

He has been a member of the committees on Finance, Nominations, and Patient Safety and Quality Improvement and on the task forces on Safety in Residency Training, and District and Section Donation Policy.

Midwives dodge any and all responsibility because there isn't proper legislation in place to prevent them from lying about anything they feel like (their credentials, their record, the safety of homebirth, the safety of a specific patients pregnancy, if a transfer was recommended or not, etc).

Our combination of advanced science, excellent success rates, focus on safety, longstanding stability and extensive patient support combine to create a positive experience for every man and woman in our care.

In response to reports that women may be using this unapproved drug, to increase milk production (lactation), the WHO and FDA are warning breastfeeding women of safety concerns as «there have been several published reports and case studies of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and sudden death in patients receiving an intravenous form of domperidone that has been withdrawn from the market in a number of countries.&raquIn response to reports that women may be using this unapproved drug, to increase milk production (lactation), the WHO and FDA are warning breastfeeding women of safety concerns as «there have been several published reports and case studies of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and sudden death in patients receiving an intravenous form of domperidone that has been withdrawn from the market in a number of countries.&raquin patients receiving an intravenous form of domperidone that has been withdrawn from the market in a number of countries.&raquin a number of countries.»

In order to protect infant safety and ensure the patient and human rights of mothers and babies, we have built a non-profit organization committed to: (1) the study of exclusive breastfeeding complications that can result in brain injury and, in the most severe instances, death; and (2) raising public awareness to signs of infant hunger and the consequences that can result based on peer - reviewed researcIn order to protect infant safety and ensure the patient and human rights of mothers and babies, we have built a non-profit organization committed to: (1) the study of exclusive breastfeeding complications that can result in brain injury and, in the most severe instances, death; and (2) raising public awareness to signs of infant hunger and the consequences that can result based on peer - reviewed researcin brain injury and, in the most severe instances, death; and (2) raising public awareness to signs of infant hunger and the consequences that can result based on peer - reviewed researcin the most severe instances, death; and (2) raising public awareness to signs of infant hunger and the consequences that can result based on peer - reviewed research.

Our society continues to increase public awareness and education regarding Certified Athletic Trainers and the Athletic Training profession while serving as the premier source of information for public safety, injury and illness prevention, early intervention, patient care, and healthcare delivery for the physically active in the Commonwealth.

Women & Infants Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the country to provide around - the - clock coverage for obstetrical patients, and we maintain a record of excellence with respect to patient care and safety.

The OB hospitalist program is a key component in elevating the standard of women's healthcare and increasing patient safety and satisfaction of women, newborns and their families.

We are committed to keeping your child safe by adhering to strict standards and leading the way in new initiatives that ensure the safety of our patients.

Members of the Institure for Healthcare Improvement's Perinatal Improvement Community hosted a FREE call in January 2014 about Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) safety recommendations targeting maternal patients.

We're leaders in the emerging field of hospital medicine, and we're committed to improving patient care and safety at Floating Hospital and around the world.

«It is a unique circumstance, but there are other circumstances where businesses face similar challenges in managing the trade - off between the safety of the patients or passengers and the urgent health needs of their employees,» Kozhimannil says.

Reducing HCAIs 2011 - Maintaining Patient Safety: Breaking the Cycle of Infection will provide GovToday's annual policy update on reducing HCAIs from both international and national clinical leads, showcasing best practice and innovative technologies in developing and debating effective future strategies.

The Public Accounts Committee Reports in 2000, 2005 and the most recent, «Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection in Hospitals in England, Fifty - second Report of Session 2008 - 09», and the influential «Dr. Fosters Hospital Guide - Focus on Patient Safety» in 2009, outlined serious concerns about quality of patient care and the need to combat infPatient Safety» in 2009, outlined serious concerns about quality of patient care and the need to combat infpatient care and the need to combat infection.

As mentioned already the «Centre for policy studies» has said that the NHSLA has liabilities of some # 16.8 billion, reducing this figure would make huge inroads to the efficiency saving the NHS has to make without compromising patient safety and staff numbers It would be wise for those within the NHS and from the «Centre for policy studies» to look to their own as for the reason why patients look to the law for recompense, before we say that the compensation culture is «ingrained in the national psyche as a warped form of normal behaviour».

State health officials found 19 instances of safety or security lapses that put New York City hospital patients in «immediate jeopardy,» including failure to investigate sexual - abuse allegations, sending home a suicidal patient to his death and poor infection control.

«The information available is acknowledged to be insufficient either to allow the regulator to make evidence - based judgements about the safety or otherwise of implants that were in widespread use, or to allow patients» clinicians to know whether their individual patient is affected,» Mr Dorrell added.

«While the small - scale study suggests that beta - blockers may reduce the risk of breast cancer returning, more research is needed in this area to determine the effectiveness and safety of the treatment before it can be routinely offered to breast cancer patients.

Cuomo responded to an investigation by ProPublica of the state's oversight of the nursing profession — including a disciplinary process that lags behind reforms in other states and creates a ragged safety net for New York's patients.

For medical facilities like the Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga, water safety protocol was necessary to continue servicing patients.

A SUNY Downstate representative, Steve Greenberg, said the pediatrics wing was shuttered in the name of «patient safety,» but he refused to comment on the protest.

The bill, which passed unanimously in both chambers last June, would have narrowed the definition of a safety net to include: a public hospital, with the exception of SUNY; a federally designated critical access or sole community hospital; or a hospital that has at least 50 percent of its patients uninsured or on Medicaid, 40 percent of its inpatient population covered by Medicaid, not more than 25 percent of its discharges using commercial insurance, and at least 3 percent of its patients uninsured.

It is because the NHS has been a central priority since June that we have made immediate changes to improve safety and cleanliness in every hospital - beginning the deep cleaning of our wards, making provision for MRSA screening for all patients entering hospital, and giving matrons new powers to report safety concerns direct to the Care Quality Commission.

This winter, swings in temperature took a toll on many roads in Erie County creating potholes and safety concerns for drivers, especially school bus drivers and emergency responders who are responsible for the safe transportation of students and patients.

All the while, hospitals in New York — especially «safety net» facilities that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid and uninsured patients — have been losing money year after year.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called on the Welsh Labour Government to implement a series of measures that will seek to improve patient safety in the NHS and avoid a Mid Staffordshire scandal in Wales.