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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 > May, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 5

Hospital Insider

Make Your Hospital More Hospitable

Angela Czapala, RN, MHS, CNOR

Sometimes I think the doors to my ORs should be revolving instead of hinged. As the nurse manager of ambulatory surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, I deal with nearly 40 different surgeons - including at least one or two new docs - each month.

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