- Falsely Elevated Blood Glucose Level Readings Can Lead to Incorrect Treatment Causing Harm or Even Death to Patients: Test results reading a false positive for high sugar levels can cause a patient to be treated incorrectly for high sugar and ultimately cause harm or even death to the patient as a report in PA-PSRS shows. Strategies for facilities to properly diagnose patients and other information are provided.
For a copy of the 2008 June Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory go to
http://www.psa.state.pa.us/psa/lib/psa/advisories/v5n2june_2008/
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The Authority also released an article on Act 52 of 2007 detailing the Authority's role, progress to date and future goals. A wrong-site surgery quarterly update is also available in the 2008 June Advisory.
For more information on Act 52, wrong-site surgery updates or previous Patient Safety Advisories visit the Authority's website at www.psa.state.pa.us.
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