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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 > February, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 2
FEATURES
Shave Time Off Your Cataracts
How one surgery center benchmarked its way to improved cataract procedures.
What's Fueling the Hospital Building Boom?
A new spirit of cooperation among hospitals and physicians is making the joint venture a popular way to partner.
Align Your Spine Surgery Costs
One year into an ambitious cost-saving program, we were able to save more than $350,000 on our implant costs. There's much work still to be done.
Inside Local Anesthesia
Understanding the intricacies of dosing and side effects can help make administration safer.
Reader Survey How Do You Handle Fluid Waste?
Are fluid-evacuation systems replacing mops and towels in your ORs?
What's New in Surgical Gloves
As safety concerns change users' preferences, manufacturers are offering more synthetic, low-protein and deproteinised gloves.
Accreditation: Learn It, Live It, Love It
What you can do to be survey-ready 365 days a year.
Fine-tuning Your Procedure Packs
By paying close attention to what goes into - and what stays out of - your packs, you can save your surgery center time and money.
OR Traffic Controller
The keys to keeping inpatient and outpatient cases at this 10-OR hospital on schedule? Start sooner whenever you can and be comfortable with chaos.
Thinking of Buying...Video Towers
Consider alternative input, demonstration units and exclusive buying for your systems.
Letters & Emails
Pushing the anesthesia envelope in an ASC
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page
Insurers Trip You Up Coming and Going
This Just In
Take-home pain pumps won't be reimbursed
Ideas That Work
Change your definition of OR time
Medical Malpractice Quiz
Hot Pack Puts Surgery Center in Hot Seat
Staffing
Pay Freeze? It's Not The End of the World
Coding & Billing
Getting Paid for Presbyopia-correcting IOLs
Infection Prevention
Quality Assurance in Sterile Processing
Product News
Your Guide to Post-op Garments and Girdles
Behind Closed Doors
I ♥ OR
February 2006
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