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Results of a nationwide survey of hospital executives who make decisions regarding capital equipment in hospitals indicated that operating room (OR) caseloads and costs will continue to rise over the next three years, driven by growth in both outpatient and inpatient procedures.
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Although patients might need the strong pain relief that only opioids can provide, a Sentinel Event Alert issued by The Joint Commission urges healthcare providers to take specific steps to prevent serious complications or even deaths from opioid use.
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In the Quality Report released by the ASC Quality Collaboration, falls in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have increased for the first quarter 2012 to 0.153 per 1,000 admissions. This number is higher than the second, third, or fourth quarters of 2011, the group reports.
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A patient safety team including researchers in the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality reported a one-third cut in the rate of costly and potentially lethal surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal operations after requiring use of a simple safety checklist and urging caregivers to speak up if they see potentially unsafe practices.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of children who developed serious adverse effects or died after taking codeine for pain relief after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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I admit to being more concerned about the above than what is happening with my own staff in my own centers. Deliberate? No. I just don't think of checking on my own staff members to see if their needs are met. I am paying them and providing benefits. Isn't that enough? What else do they need?
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CLEVELAND Every year the Cleveland (OH) Clinic releases the Top 10 list of medical innovations for the coming year.
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With the elections over, the majority of the country has spoken. Like it or not, healthcare is going to irrevocably change in the United States. There are challenges to say the least, but there are also lots of opportunities for the U.S. healthcare industry as we start down this path.
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Ninety percent of informed consent disputes involve disagreements about who said what and when, according to an analysis of 481 malpractice claims and patient complaints from Australia involving allegations of deficiencies in the process of obtaining informed consent.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final rule for ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and hospital outpatient department (HOPD) payments in 2013.