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The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has published a position statement for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes.
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Beginning July 1, 2004, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare will require organizations that provide surgical services to comply with a new universal protocol for preventing wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-person surgery.
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Rising patient infection rates. Adverse patient outcomes. Increased risk to staff. If these arent compelling enough reasons to comply with recent hand hygiene guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), consider this: The only new 2004 National Patient Safety Goal from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations addresses this area specifically.
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Would you like to be responsible for a million-dollar increase in your hospitals bottom line?
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Are you compiling and reporting performance measurement date from two core measures, as required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? As of January 2004, youll need to make that three measures.
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In your ED, the color-coded Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape, a length-based measuring tape that accurately estimates a childs weight, is probably a familiar sight. But are you using the tape correctly?
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Dissatisfied patients. Longer wait times. Patients being treated in the hallways.
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Are you worried that your patient care is in conflict with requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? If so, youre not alone.
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