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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 > November, 2003	Vol. IV, No. 11

FEATURES

How We Added Lap-Band Surgery

Find out if this cutting-edge weight-loss surgery is right for your facility.

4 Reimbursement Strategies for Complex Cataracts

Getting paid in full for these cases is easy if you follow the right steps.

5 Steps for Finding the Right OR Microscope

How to purchase a surgical scope that pleases your sugeons and preserves your budget.

Battling Back from an Accreditation Denial

How one hospital lost its JCAHO accreditation - and plans to regain it.

No Smoking in the OR

Here's advice on finding the best system to suction the smoke away and keep your ORs free of this occupational health hazard.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Our Whirlwind Meet-and-Greet Tour

This Just In

Letters & Email

Getting Reimbursed for Cholecystectomies in ASCs

Ideas That Work

Create a Newsletter for Your Surgeons

Staffing

How to Educate Your Staff on a Limited Budget

Legal Update

California's Workers' Comp Law Sets Bad Precedent

Coding & Billing

The Dangers of Coding Without the Final Op Report

Ask Caryl

Preparing for a Natural Disaster

Safety

A Hepatitis-Infected Surgeon Speaks Out on OR Safety

Infection Prevention

Clarifying the Expiration-Date Debate

Product News

A Better Consciousness Monitor?

Site Visit

Decoding Life and Fire Safety on Your Own

My Turn

Why Office Surgery Needs an Elite Credential

November 2003

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