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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...

Archive > August, 2002 Vol. III, No. 8
FEATURES
Accreditation Q & A
The accrediting bodies take on your top questions.
This Just In...
Putting Placebo Knee Surgery Study into Perspective
My Turn
Fostering Facility Civility
Letters & Corrections
Insurance
A Primer on Coding and Billing Software Systems: Part Two
Infection Prevention
Your Surgical Towels May Be Sterile, But Are They Free of Debris?
3 Ways to Put Your Web Site to Work
Tips for making your Web site an asset to your patients and your facility.
How to Make Retina Work for You
Expert advice on how to make cases more cost-effective.
Thinking of Adding Hand Surgery to Your Facility?
Hand surgery is an attractive specialty to add to an ambulatory facility. Here's what you need to consider.
How Managers Are Guarding Against The Latex Threat
As latex allergy becomes more prevalent in the general population and among health care workers, here are the steps surgery center managers are taking to protect their facilities.
Tips for Preventing Equipment Cross-Contamination
Infection control experts share their advice for keeping three hard-to-clean instruments pathogen-free.
Should You Purchase New or Refurbished Equipment
Advice on getting what you bargained for when buying new or refurbished equipment.
New Ways to Contain Post-op Pain
How post-op pain control is moving away from prn prescribing and toward prevention.
Product News
August 2002
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