Articles Tagged With: surgery
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Falls May Be a Strong Indicator of Baseline Health
In a study of 15,000 adults undergoing elective surgery, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that falling up to six months before an operation is common and often causes serious injuries across all age groups. The frequency of falls among middle-aged patients was slightly higher than among those who were age 65 or older
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Patients Prep for, Recover from Surgery with App
A new smartphone app is helping surgery patients at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville follow a treatment program to better prepare them for surgery and speed their recovery.
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Take a Proactive Approach to Managing Denials Before They Occur
If hospitals are doing only denials management and not avoiding denials up front, they’re already behind, says Beverly Cunningham, RN, MS, consultant and partner at Oklahoma-based Case Management Concepts.
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No Liability for Spine Stabilization Surgery Without Intraop Neurophysiological Monitoring
In 2012, a 52-year-old woman was in an automobile collision and was taken to a hospital. A CT scan indicated that the patient suffered serious injuries, which included three spinal fractures, three fractured ribs, bruises to her brain, air in her cervical spine, and fluid around her lungs.
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Risk Manager Dismisses Complaint after Patient Secretly Records Surgery
A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.
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Patient Secretly Records Disparaging Remarks in Surgery
Customer service and public image took a big hit at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston recently when a patient revealed that she had recorded her surgical team making disparaging remarks about during a procedure to repair a hiatal hernia.
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American College of Surgeons Revises Statement Addressing Concurrent Surgeries
The American College of Surgeons has revised its Statement on Principles on the responsibility of the primary surgeon during surgery with new language on concurrent, overlapping, and multidisciplinary operations.
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Top 10 Pet Peeves from Same-Day Surgery Readers
A couple of months ago, I asked Same-Day Surgery readers to send me a list of their “pet peeves” after I listed mine. I received almost 100 emails from readers listing what irritates them the most.
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Hospital is liable for $1.5 million for surgeon’s failure to inspect surgery site
In 2011, a 51-year-old woman went to a hospital for a hysterectomy. An obstetrician who works at the hospital operated.
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Surgeons help patients quit smoking before surgery
A recent pilot study of vascular surgery patients found that patients facing surgery were more likely to quit smoking when their physician offered the right kind of assistance.