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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 > July, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 7
FEATURES
All Hail the High-Def OR
Equipment experts and early adopters help guide you through your HD transition.
Shedding Light on LEDs
They're brighter, they're cooler and they're being hung in an increasing number of ORs. Is it time for you to upgrade?
Imaging the Possibilities
MRI, C-arms and ultrasound continue to guide surgeons in the OR with brilliant, almost real-time pictures.
The Day After You Go Paperless
Facility administrators share their EMR boot-up stories.
What's Wrong With Flashing Cataract Instruments?
AORN denounces routine flashing, steams eye surgery community.
10 Tips to Prevent a TASS Outbreak
Details make a difference, every day, every case.
Strengthen Every Link in Your Supply Chain
Strengthen Every Link in Your Supply Chain
How to Make GYN Work at Your Facility
A surgeon's view of the specialty's outpatient migration.
Thinking of Buying...Centralized OR Controls
The ins and outs of video and information routing and recording.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page
Operating in High Def
Letters & E-mails
Ideas That Work
Facility-wide Summer Break
Staffing
Why We Hired a Clinical Nurse Liaison
Business Advisor
The Art of Recruiting New Surgeons
Coding & Billing
Easing the Pain of Coding Facet Joint Injections
Back to Basics
No Sponges Left Behind
Anesthesia Alert
A Review of New Antiemetic Agents
Path Lab
A Primer on Intraoperative Consultations
Infection Prevention
A Solid Waste Plan
Behind Closed Doors
Things That Make You Go Whoops
July 2008
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