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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 > January, 2012 Vol. XIII, No. 1

Infection Prevention

Let's Grade Your Infection Control Program

Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC

Want a quick and easy way to measure your infection control program's effectiveness? Measure how well you're doing in these 4 areas.

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