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(Republished with permission from KHN.org/CNN) At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away Brett Kelman April 29, 2022 More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospitalโs computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose. […]
Residents in long-term care facilities have the right to choose their treating physician. This right is supported in federal and state law. See 42 C.F.R. ยง 483.10(d);ย O.C.G.A. ยง 31-8-108(b)(1). As a practical matter, however, most physicians, donโt make house calls to the facility. This mean, by default, most residents are treated by the facility’s […]