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Surgeons Referred for Comprehensive Program That Tests Their Cognitive and Physical Skills
In addition to a requirement for in-house practitioners to undergo testing at age 75 and older to be credentialed or re-credentialed, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore also has developed a comprehensive two-day program for surgeons who are referred to them by any facility for more extensive testing of cognitive and physical skills or capabilities.
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Hospital Manager Dismisses Patient’s Complaint After She Secretly Records Comments in the OR
A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.
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College of Surgeons Addresses Aging with Controversial Statement
The first sign of trouble happened when the surgeon was 78. He performed surgery on a woman who subsequently developed a pulmonary embolism. The nurses made urgent calls, but he didn’t respond. The woman died.
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Gallstones and Associated Complications
MONOGRAPH: Biliary causes of right upper quadrant pain with the primary focus on gallstones and their associated complications.
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FDA Actions
In this section: FDA approves a subdermal buprenorphine implant for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence; warns health professionals against using ketoconazole for the treatment of skin and nail fungal infection; investigates a possible link between canagliflozin and an increase in leg and foot amputations; advises against using fluoroquinolones for common infections; and green lights daclizumab for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis.
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Research: Using Generic Drugs Could Lead to Billions in Savings
If therapeutic substitution of a generic within the same class had been used instead of the branded equivalent, $73 billion could have been saved, including nearly $25 billion in out-of-pocket expenditures for patients.
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Hospital Tried to Catch a Drug Diverter, But Is Sued Over Tapes of Women Giving Birth
Lawsuit says the hospital recorded 15,000 videos and that the videos were watched by security guards. -
FDA Asks for Sodium Reduction in Processed Food
While proposed guidelines are voluntary, feds make the case that less sodium in American diets is best in long run.
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Compliance Science
Does your hospital have what it takes to comply with CMS Hospital CoPs? -
Why is This Young Athlete’s ECG Abnormal?