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Addressing specific risks

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Addressing specific risks

June 5, 2013
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Blood products

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Blood Products

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Hand hygiene

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Hand hygiene

June 19, 2012

In hospitals and other health care settings, hand hygiene can prevent infections from spreading from one patient to another, as well as from patient to health care worker.

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Medical device safety

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Medical device safety

October 22, 2012

Medical device users can take steps to prevent or reduce medical device risks to patients and healthcare workers. A particular focus in medical device safety is the attention paid to infusion pumps.

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Medication safety

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Medication safety

June 21, 2012

With millions of prescriptions being written by hospitals each year, ensuring that each patient receives the right medication, in the right dosage, at the right time, is key.

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September 6, 2016
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Perinatal safety

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Maternal and Child Health

November 26, 2016
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Surgical safety

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Surgical safety

June 27, 2012

Each year, tens of millions of surgical procedures are performed in the United States. Safely providing those procedures 100 percent of the time represents a significant challenge. 

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August 22, 2012
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