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While there are no quick-and-easy solutions to ensuring effective infection control practices in the ambulatory surgery setting, there are steps managers can take, say infection control experts. Consider these suggestions:
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Facilities that offer bariatric surgery need to purchase equipment that can be used safely with those patients, says Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH, clinical professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis puts a special emphasis on educating its patients and staff about falls.
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Abbot Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) treceived CE mark approval for a 2.25 mm version of its XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, offering a smaller stent for a wider range of stent sizes for treating a variety of patient types.
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Dr. Rolf Kaese, chief executive of Berlin Heart (Berlin), is resigning from the company, citing strategy differences with Syscore (London), which acquired the company in October 2006.
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Biophan Technologies; CryoCath Technologies; Edwards Lifesciences; ev3; Naviscan PET Systems; NewCardio; Omron Healthcare; Spectranetics
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As the saying goes, sometimes no decision is a decision, and such was the case in last week's announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make no change to its current payment policy for computerized tomography for angiography (CTA).
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Advanced Cell Technology; Cordis; Angiotech Pharmaceuticals; Rex Medical; Aporo Biomedical; mNemoscience; Cardiac Science; CH2M HILL; Cummins Engine; Colubris Networks; Cardiac Science; Premier Purchasing Partners; Atrium Medical; W.L. Gore & Associates
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Full prescription coverage of heart drugs could help heart attack survivors live longer and lower the nation's healthcare costs, according to an analysis reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
