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What do the following famous people have in common? Jill Biden, Pope Benedict XVI, Ozzy Osbourne, and The Dixie Chicks.
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Most women surgeons would choose their careers again, although many would favor more options for part-time or other alternative work schedules, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery.
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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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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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Researchers predict that by as early as 2010, there could be a shortage of 1,300 general surgeons.
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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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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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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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There are many detailed requirements of Life Safety Code (LSC) compliance, and many outpatient surgery managers are not aware of them.
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Although the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) have been out for several years, outpatient surgery programs, as well as other health care providers, still struggle to comply.