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A woman goes in for an abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy. Subsequent pain, nausea, and vomiting lead to medical attention and hospitalization, but the cause isn't identified.
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Every manager wants to believe that the credentialing process has properly vetted all the organization's health care professionals to ensure that they are qualified and have no known criminal record.
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Researchers predict that by as early as 2010, there could be a shortage of 1,300 general surgeons.
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You might think that with a surgical-site infection (SSI) rate of 0%, you could rest on your laurels, but that's not the attitude of the quality professionals and staff members at Hawaii Medical Center East in Honolulu. Despite achieving such a "perfect" score, they decided to dig deeper and find additional ways to improve.
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Question: Over the past eight months, we have noticed a huge drop in collections from our patients' copay insurance. We are struggling as a result of this cash flow issue. How are others dealing with this dilemma?
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Recent outbreaks of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a wake-up call to boost infection control practices. But they also underscore the prevalence of HCV and the continued occupational risk.
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Do you want to make changes needed to keep your patients happy, but unsure what needs to be changed? Ask them!
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You would think that going five years without an incident of wrong-site surgery would bring contentment to any surgery program. At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, however, leaders are constantly trying to improve, so they have incorporated a script, poster, and checklist into their surgery processes.
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The Joint Commission has issued a reminder to providers that many accreditation standards can help reduce the risk of transmission of H1N1 (swine) flu.
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In this month's special issue, we tackle the complexities of liability in outpatient surgery. Our cover story tells you about the most common problem areas, and how to avoid them. A story on page 67 tells you about how following national guidelines could offer protection from liability. We discuss the Life Safety Code on page 69.
