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A new meta-analysis published last month in The Lancet is being touted as easing concerns about drug-eluting stents (DES), but it may not do all that much to provide great confidence - or reverse the slump - in this device sector.
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Linda Davrath has been named head of clinical research and clinical application for BSP Medical (Tel Aviv, Israel).
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Luna Innovations (Roanoke, Virginia) reported that it has entered a joint marketing alliance with Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS). Luna and Terumo CVS will market Luna's EDAC (Emboli Detection and Classification) Quantifier for clinical use in the U.S.
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A 27-year-old former college football player came in for an elective procedure to relieve hip pain. According to media reports, he hoped the surgery would clear a path for him to audition for a professional football team.
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Many health care providers are formally adopting policies that state they will not bill patients or insurers for the worst type of mistakes known as "never events" because they should never happen. One example is intraoperative or immediately postoperative death in an ASA Class I patient.
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Surgeons have long been reluctant to use blunt suture needles, but new messages from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) may get their attention. Those organizations are actively promoting the use of blunt suture needles.
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One of the benefits of sponsoring community events or open houses is increasing awareness of your facility's name in a positive light. While most outpatient surgery program managers are pleased with direct contact with business leaders, referring physicians, potential patients, and community members, media coverage increases the audience that learns about the program.
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Imagine a communitywide outbreak so pervasive that employees fell ill at work, 40% called in sick, and even the chief nursing executive pitched in to work as a staff nurse.
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With almost 49% of the respondents to the 2007 Same-Day Surgery Salary Survey reporting that their staff sizes have increased during the past year, the challenge of recruiting new employees and retaining experienced employees grows and is exacerbated by the nursing shortage and the aging of the work force.
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When a patient death occurs in outpatient surgery, you do have a choice about whether you report the occurrence to The Joint Commission.
