February, 2009 > Table of Contents


Subscriptions		Advertising		Resources		About Us		Contact Us

Create An Account

Forgot Your Password?

Email Address:

Password:

	Remember me on this computer
Trouble logging in or creating an account? click here

Search:

Benchmarking

/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120430_ISI_LB-154x100.jpg

/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120426_PDI_LB-154x100.gif

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, 2009	Vol. X, No. 2

FEATURES

In Search of the Perfect Surgical Glove

You can imagine it — but can you touch it?

Maximize Your Insurance Reimbursement

Nine tips to avoid denials and collect all that's owed to you.

Inside a Successful Safety Scalpel Trial

We'll show you how to lay the groundwork for a hassle-free conversion to safety sharps.

Understanding Cataract Surgery Systems

Playing your part in your facility's phaco purchase.

Is One-Minute Contact Time Enough?

Find out if a product that evaporates before specified kill times is effective.

Making Sense of Vital Signs Monitors and EMRs

A primer on getting anesthesia devices to talk to each other.

Take Our Electrosurgery Safety Quiz

Find out if you know how to protect patients from getting burned by high-frequency current.

What Do You Know About...Vascular Access?

Test your knowledge and review the evidence on IV starts.

Thinking of Buying...Patient Warming Devices

A review of the many choices we have for maintaining normothermia.

State Rep. Susan King, RN

Texas nurse lawmaker co-owns a surgical center with her husband.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Scratching the Surface of Surface Disinfection

Ideas That Work

Run a Great Board Meeting

Staffing

Can Winnie the Pooh Solve Lateral Violence?

Medical Malpractice

Are You Ready for Electronic Discovery?

Back to Basics

Keys to Successful Pre- and Post-op Briefings

Legal Update

Reviewed Your Governing Documents Lately?

Coding & Billing

25 Tips for Correctly Coding Colonoscopies

Anesthesia Alert

4 Ways to Save on Anesthesia

Path Lab

Reducing Path Errors From the OR to the Lab

Behind Closed Doors

An Ode to the Scents of Surgery

February 2009

/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120311_GOJO_AR-300x250.jpg