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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...

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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, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 6

9 Habits of Highly Efficient Cataract Facilities

Fine-tune your system to match your caseload.

Kent Steinriede, Associate Editor

There's always room for improvement in your cataract surgery program. Here are tips from your colleagues to work smarter and faster.

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