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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 > November, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 11

Ideas That Work

Track patients from door to door

How many times in a given day do you find patients' family members seeking information on a loved one undergoing surgery? At our center, we found a way to let families track patients' locations and statuses throughout every step of the procedure, on their own and in real time.

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