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New Sedative Closer to FDA Approval

The FDA's Advisory Committee on Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs last week recommended the approval of the IV sedative fospropofol disodium (Aquava...

Court Paves Way for Anti-markup Pathology Crackdown

CMS has been given the green light to enforce its anti-markup rule barring physicians from billing for off-site anatomic pathology services after a ...

The Incisionless Future of Bariatric Surgery

A minimally invasive bariatric procedure for patients who haven't found success with other weight loss surgeries is gaining ground in the United Sta...
Archive > March 2006 Vol. VII, No. 3
FEATURES
Busting 7 Back Injury Myths
Preventing the back injury epidemic among healthcare workers extends far beyond "keep your knees bent and your back straight."
Can You Pass This Waste Disposal Quiz?
Nine questions to make you think before you toss.
How to Trial an Equipment Boom
Will your boom work with every possible OR table placement, patient position and surgeon preference?
How We Improved Our SSI Tracking
Lessons from a hospital’s two-year surveillance study could simplify the job of monitoring and documenting your post-op infection rates.
Does It Pay to Outsource Your Cataracts?
A van pulls up. Everything you need to perform cataract surgery gets out - the equipment, the supplies, even a surgical tech. What’s not to like?
A Look Inside Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
Boosters say this closed-wrist procedure is quicker, more profitable and better for patients.
6 Ways to a Younger, Happier Nursing Staff
We designed a program to make nursing more attractive - especially to the under-30 set.
Innovative Ways to Drape Smarter
Readers’ eight best tips for dressing the surgical field more economically, efficiently and effectively.
Thinking of Buying...Vital Signs Monitors
Simplicity, staff input and a reliable reputation lead a monitor purchase.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page
Sensing a Subtle Shift
Letters & Emails
Deliver Us From Delays
This Just In
Protect Your Patients Against Identity Theft
Ideas That Work
Knowing When Implants Will Expire
Staffing
How Do You Deal With Your Poor Performers?
Coding & Billing
Ready for the ASC Rollback?
Business Advisor
10 Signs of a Struggling Surgery Center
Legal Update
Nurse Compliance and the Anti-kickback Statute
Safety
Organize Your Warming Cabinets
Product News
Embracing Online Supply Buying
Behind Closed Doors
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
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