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Texas System Launches Ambitious Study on Physician Burnout
With reports of physician burnout increasing at alarming rates, the University of Texas System of hospitals and healthcare affiliates is undertaking an unprecedented effort to identify the root causes and develop prevention strategies.
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Could HCV Drugs Be Used for Post-exposure Prophylaxis?
The drugs now available to treat HCV are highly effective, raising the question of whether they could be used in a PEP protocol after needlesticks involving HCV-positive blood.
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Strategies Top Hospitals Use To Drive Down Needlesticks
Though seroconversions to HIV or hepatitis infections are rare, needlesticks and other occupational blood exposures can throw healthcare workers into emotional turmoil and considerable angst as they await test results over several months.
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Promoting From Within
Keep ambulatory surgery center staff morale high by promoting employees from within.
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Study Shows How ASCs Can Cut Cancellations in Half
Cancellations at a pediatric ASC dropped from a rate of 16.8% to 8.8% three months after the ASC made changes that included educating staff and implementing a call log, call script, and checklist, according to a new study.
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Better Communication Between Staff Can Help Prevent Medical Mistakes
Wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient surgery problems consistently have an underlying factor: poor communication between healthcare professionals, according to the Patient Safety Network of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Data Collection with Benchmarking Provides Great Quality Improvement Opportunity
Quality improvement projects can benefit from data collection and benchmarking. Small surgery centers now can afford the resources necessary to make these happen.
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Recent Hospital Kidnapping by Gunman Highlights Need for Active Shooter Plan
The wrong thing for an ambulatory surgery center team to think after reading about an active shooter incident is “it can’t happen here,” training specialists say.
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Patient Surveys Are About to Get a Lot More Complicated
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will require ambulatory surgery centers to conduct patient experience surveys through certified vendors, as of Jan. 1, 2018.
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Evaluation and Management of Seizures in the Emergency Department
Seizures are a common complaint in both children and adults presenting to the emergency department. Seizures may stop prior to physician evaluation, may be ongoing upon presentation, or may occur after the patient is brought to the ED. Patients may be experiencing a seizure for the first time in their lives or may be suffering from chronic epilepsy.