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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 > August, 2008	Vol. IX, No. 8

FEATURES

7 Top Tips for Fast-tracking

How to jump-start your clinical operations and improve your surgical throughput.

What's Your Center Really Worth to a Corporate Partner?

Find out what you can do to command a premium price from a buyer in today's market.

The Latest in Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Let's go window shopping at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Top 14 Accreditation Slip-ups

These are the mistakes surveyors see most often, the easy-to-fix lapses you won't make if you read this article.

Is Reprocessing Single-use Devices for You?

Here's how to determine if reusing one-use items makes financial and practical sense for your facility.

What's New in Low-temperature Sterilization

Find out how the new H202 vapor system stacks up against plasma, EtO and peracetic acid.

6 Steps to Clutter-free ORs

Keep your clinical spaces organized and your staff hopping with these simple tidying tips.

Is Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Staging a Comeback?

7 signs that colorectal surgeons are pushing laparoscopy into the mainstream.

Capital Equipment Crackdown

Facility managers are demanding a return on investment before approving capital equipment requests.

Thinking of Buying...Surgical Headlights

Light quality, ergonomics and mobility set them apart.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

C'mon, Surgeons Can't Be This Bad

This Just In: Surgeons Gone Wild

What Were These Doctors Thinking?

Letters & E-mails

Do Antibiotics Mask Flashing's Risk?

Staffing

Easing Into the Manager's Hot Seat

Ideas That Work

Campaign for Hand Hygiene

Business Advisor

Is There a Thief on Your Payroll?

Coding & Billing

Getting Paid to Treat Prostate Cancer

Medical Malpractice

The Best Defense Against Medication Errors

Path Lab

Your Pathology Questions Answered

Behind Closed Doors

Outrageous OR Behavior

August 2008

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