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Training as a Countermeasure? The “Fix” You Can Finish by Friday.

In 2006, regulators cited a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin for six violations of state and federal rules after a patient died — three federal, three state. The hospital updated its policies and re-educated its nurses, and the citations were withdrawn.

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In 2006, regulators cited a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin for six violations of state and federal rules after a patient died — three federal, three state.

The hospital updated its policies and re-educated its nurses, and the citations were withdrawn.

Training as a countermeasure "worked," in the only sense anyone was measuring.

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In 2006, regulators cited a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin for six violations of state and federal rules after a patient died — three federal, three state. The hospital updated its policies and re-educated its nurses, and the citations were withdrawn. Training as a countermeasure "worked," in the only sense anyone was measuring.

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