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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 > June, 2006	Vol. VII, No. 6

FEATURES

If I Could Redo My OR

What would you change? Here's the wish list from our latest reader survey.

Helping Your Surgeons Select Safety Scalpels

How to choose the device that delivers performance without compromising technique.

The Future of Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmologists talk about what you should expect to see in eye rooms over the next five years.

12 Tips for More Efficient Arthroscopy

Practical ideas for a smoother-running arthroscopy operation.

Take Our Electrosurgery Safety Quiz

Six questions to test your knowledge of thermal injury prevention.

What's New in Minimally Invasive Surgery

A report from the exhibit hall at the Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons' annual meeting.

How to Head Off Deep Vein Thrombosis

Evidence-based guidelines for determining patient risk and whether to use manual, mechanical or pharmacologic measures.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Living With a Poorly Designed Surgical Center

This Just In

Big freeze to end for specialty hospitals?

Ideas That Work

Double-check lab specimens

Staffing

Base Pay Raises on Individual Merit

Legal Update

Protect Against Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Claims

Safety

Turn Fire Safety Into a Friendly Competition

Coding & Billing

Billing for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Business Advisor

Making Your Negotiations More Produc

Medical Malpractice Quiz

The Allegation That Wouldn't Go Away

Product News

Automated Instrument Tracking Systems

Behind Closed Doors

And I Quote...

June 2006

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