Regarding ECRI Institute's list of Top 10 Health Technology Hazards, the following is advise.
Most hospital systems are using an outside credentialing company to verify that the vendor is safe to allow on-site and in certain situations, such as surgery, says Dan Flynn, a surgical instrument sales representative with K&D Medical in Columbus, OH. The hospitals are turning to these outside companies to do all the verification, which frees them of that administrative burden but still gives them assurance that the vendor has been properly vetted.
Hiring staff is one of the most pleasurable and satisfying experience most of us do. It can also be one of the most frustrating. We have several facilities where we need to augment the staff at centers or hire for completely new facilities. I dont know which I enjoy most. I think it is infinitely easier to hire 30 or 40 all new staff than it is to fill one vacant position.
TJC examines risk factors, root causes.
The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a Sentinel Event Alert urging surgery programs to take a new look at how to avoid mistakenly leaving items such as sponges, towels, and instruments in a patients body after surgery.
