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Medical malpractice plaintiff’s attorneys are increasingly confident about obtaining potentially game-changing documents that managers assumed would never be seen by the other side.
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Newly published research suggests that patients scheduled for surgery might may want to get screened and treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) before going under the knife.
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The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued a report on technologies for monitoring the quality of endoscope reprocessing. Emerging technologies offer the ability to perform rapid surveillance of the quality of reprocessing, which potentially might help reinforce adherence to the many steps in reprocessing.
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From The New York Times to The Dr. Oz Show, it seems that everyone in the national media became an armchair quarterback in the weeks following the unexpected death of comedian Joan Rivers on Aug. 18. A loud, critical unified voice was aimed at outpatient surgery providers, particularly freestanding facilities.
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Meridian Surgical Partners, a healthcare company specializing in managing ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), has agreed to pay $5.12 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a whistleblower.
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With plaintiffs getting their hands on more documents that previously were off limits, the best way to avoid that danger is to be strict about separating fact and opinion
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(In this second of a two-part series on innovative care and pricing plans being used for outpatient surgery, we tell you how a facility offers a guarantee involving complications and billing insurance. In last month's issue, we told you how Geisinger Health System in Danville, PA, has used a checklist of best practices to save money, plus implemented a price guarantee for members of its health plan.)
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Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout.
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Be prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy might make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a new study.
