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Tip of the week Are red-bag wastes, sharps, recyclables and unshredded sensitive paperwork routinely ending up in your regular trash bins? Line those ...

InstaPoll: Do You Check Your Work E-Mail on Vacation?

Be honest: When you're on vacation, do you feel compelled to check your work e-mail 2 or 3 or 4 times a day? Or do you manage to leave it all behind...

N.Y. Hepatitis Outbreaks Linked to Propofol Reuse

An investigation into a pair of hepatitis outbreaks in New York City has revealed that the same anesthesiologist was responsible for spreading 6 cas...

Archive >  Surgical Construction 2004

6 Steps to Combat Economic Credentialing

Hospitals are increasingly basing their credentialing decisions on physicians' business interests - but there are ways to fight back.

Lorin Patterson, Esq., and Ed Stevens, Esq.

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