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7 Patient Safety 790 Hospitals Earn "A" Patient Safety Grades From Leapfrog By Heather Punke T he Leapfrog Group released the fall 2014 update to its Hos- pital Safety Score in October, assigning grades of A, B, C, D or F to hospitals based on 15 process measures and 13 outcome measures. Of the 2,520 hospitals issued a safety score, 790 earned an A, 688 earned a B, 868 earned a C, 148 earned a D and 26 received an F. Compared to the spring 2014 grades, hospitals showed statistically significant improvement on all 15 process measures, including hand hygiene, physician staffing in ICUs and medication reconcili- ation. However, only one of the 13 outcome measures showed significant improvement: preventing central line-associated bloodstream in- fections in ICUs. In fact, there was a statistically significant increase in surgical site infections among patients who have undergone ma- jor colon surgery. n Physicians Rarely Apologize After Patient Adverse Events, Survey Finds By Akanksha Jayanthi M ost patients who experience an adverse event in the hospital receive nei- ther an acknowledgment of the incident nor an apology from the physi- cian, according to a study based on a ProPublica survey and published in the Journal of Patient Safety. According to the survey, just 9 percent of patients who experienced an adverse event said the medical organization voluntarily disclosed the harm, and 9 percent of patients said the organization only disclosed because it was forced. Additionally, only 11.4 percent of patients or family members said the provider apologized to them for the medical mistake. Nearly 43 percent of harms were reported to an oversight agency, and nearly 20 percent of events resulted in a malpractice claim. More than 30 percent of those surveyed said they paid the bills related to the harm, with the average cost equaling approximately $14,000. The survey drew 236 responses over a one-year survey period. n Power in the quality of our products! Active in our community! Loyal to our customers! Mindful of the dangers of micro-organisms Eager to help stop the spread of cross contamination Righteous in our testing Observant to the new dangers As shown on the EPA's list, Palmero Health Care's DisCide Ultra Disinfecting Towelettes and DisCide Ultra Disinfecting Spray ACHIEVED the Agency's stringent ecacy performance standards against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Mycobacterium BCG (tuberculosis bacteria) and are conrmed as an ecacious hospital disinfectants. HOW DID YOUR DISINFECTANT RATE? Visit EPA website for more info http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/atp-product-list.pdf 800-344-6424 http://www.palmerohealth.com/requestSamples When requesting a free sample don't forget to mention Beckers as how you heard about us. In accordance to EPA's guidelines: DisCide Ultra Liquids and Towelettes have been found eective against Ebola virus. For more information please go to: Registration Number 10492-4 and 10492-5. http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/list-l-ebola-virus.html Look and see what EPA had to say! A name you can trust for over 50 Years!