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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 > October, 2009	Vol. X, No. 10

FEATURES

The Single Incision Evolution

Reducing the number of ports through which surgeons operate is shaping up to be the next big thing.

A Buyer's Guide to Trocars

The ins and outs of laparoscopic access systems.

Portable-top Tables: How Do They Work?

A pictorial guide to modular table systems designed to protect patients and staff and enhance efficiency.

Peripheral Nerve Blocks Have Come a Long Way

Our readers explain how they use blocks, what's working and what's not.

How to Report Post-op Pain Blocks

Deciphering different post-op pain directives is key to getting the proper reimbursement.

How to Harness Your Hernia Mesh Supplies

Getting your surgeons to agree on 1 mesh supplier can greatly reduce your case costs for inguinal hernia repair.

Airway 9-1-1

Is your facility prepared to handle an unanticipated airway emergency?

Complex Cataract Cases? Bring Them On!

Sure, they're time- and resource-intensive, but here's why you should host them.

How We Saved $2 Million on Supplies

Here are 10 strategies a Florida hospital used to tame its inventory and reel in big savings.

It's 9 a.m. Do You Know Where Your Patients Are?

Automatic electronic tracking systems keep tabs on your patients.

Thinking of Buying...Anesthesia Services

Quality, cost and access are key factors to consider when outsourcing.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

Is Your Staff Getting a Raise?

Surgical Snapshots

Our Readers Weigh in on Key Issues

This Just In

Surgeons Form Implant Distributorship

Ideas That Work

To Buff or Not to Buff?

Legal Update

How to Comply With the Red Flags Rule

Business Advisor

Contracting With Your Anesthesia Group

Medical Malpractice

Get It in Writing

Coding & Billing

Tips for Better Breast Excision Coding

Staffing

Give the "PACU Pull" a Try

Infection Prevention

Ready for Your Infection Control Survey?

Safety

Cut Down on Sharps Injuries

Product News

Sterilizer chamber cleaner, spine sealant and a head positioner.

Behind Closed Doors

What to Be for Halloween?

October 2009

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