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Joint communication addresses challenge of humidity levels, medical equipment in the OR
With more organizations lowering the relative humidity levels in operating rooms (ORs), there are concerns about the impact on sterile supplies and electro-medical equipment. A multi-society communication, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), aims to help leaders determine whether a lower humidity level is appropriate.
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System settles false claim charges for $37 million
The healthcare system involved in a false claims investigation prompted by a former employee blowing the whistle has settled the case. Dignity Health hospital system, based in San Francisco, has agreed to pay $37 million to settle the charges.
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Simulated IV fluids were shipped to surgery centers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating multiple instances of Wallcur’s simulated intravenous (IV) saline products being administered to patients. These products are not sterile and should not be injected in humans or animals, the CDC says.
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EHR failures can be dangerous without having a contingency plan
Electronic health records (EHRs) can be a boon to clinical care, until the system goes down or the power goes off. Then the clinicians might be flummoxed by how to do things "the old-fashioned way" with paper and pen, or they might not have the resources necessary.
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Answers to some of your most pressing questions
Here are some enlightening questions from readers over the past couple of months...
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Botched cataract surgery yields $1.5M verdict
In this case, the patient was an adult man who suffered from a cataract on his left eye and scheduled surgery to fix the problem in 2008. During the procedure, the ophthalmologist ordered a dye named VisionBlue that is used to stain the cataract in the eye so that it can be more easily visualized and removed during the procedure. The nurse who received the order from the ophthalmologist, however, fulfilled the request as methylene blue rather than VisionBlue.
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Morphine following common surgery may be life-threatening, but ibuprofen is safe alternative
Treating postoperative pain with morphine can cause life-threatening respiratory problems in some children who have had their tonsils and/or adenoids removed, new research has found.
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Outpatient Programs Expand to Provide More than Just Surgery
Decades ago, the idea of having surgery and going home the same day was considered radical. Now, unusual new services can help build revenue.
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Only 1 HCW confirmed as occupationally infected with HIV in last 15 years, with 12 ‘possible’ cases
In the 1990s, tragic cases of health care workers who acquired AIDS and hepatitis on the job helped propel the movement for sharps safety. The evidence now shows the success of safer devices, standard precautions and post-exposure prophylaxis: In the past 15 years, only one health care worker developed HIV in a confirmed occupational exposure, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1
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A matter of trust? Job security, comorbidities are top ‘Return to Work’ predictors
Concerns about job security and comorbidities are two important predictors related to whether or not injured workers return to work, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) of Cambridge, MA.