Same-Day Surgery – July 1, 2012
July 1, 2012
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This Month: Our best tips for how not to get sued
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Breach of outpatient surgery records raises red flag — Know and protect your data
Cyber attacks. Data thefts. System breaches. They're all on the rise, and healthcare is the no. 1 field at risk, according to a just-released Internet Security Threat Report 2011 Trends from Symantec Corp.1 Consider these recent examples from the outpatient surgery field: -
Surgery staff reduces count problems by 50%
According to The Joint Commission, retained surgical items resulting in death or permanent loss of function were the most frequently reported sentinel event in 2010 and 2011. -
Background checks useful, but limited
About 73% of employers conduct criminal background checks on all job candidates, according to a 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, and another 19% of employers do so only for selected job candidates. They can be particularly important in healthcare when a job applicant must be trusted with vulnerable patients and data, but experts caution that background checks have limitations. -
Same-Day Surger Manager: Use these reports to monitor surgery stats
If your facility is open as you read this, congratulations! There are a number of freestanding facilities that didn't make it through the past "dark years." -
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