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The compliance hotline operated through the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has been discontinued due to an increased cost of the program that the association did not want to pass on to its members.
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The North Shore LIJ Health System in Forest Hills, NY, is expanding a first-of-its-kind video monitoring system used to measure hand-washing compliance at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, by introducing cameras in operating rooms at Forest Hills (NY) Hospital.
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Several four-legged volunteers with the People-Animal Connection (PAC) program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and their human counterparts starred in an episode of a PBS television show, "Shelter Me: Let's Go Home."
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Ambulatory surgery programs traditionally calmed patients by providing anti-anxiety medications and perhaps offering a tour ahead of time for pediatric patients.
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The Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released a new "Recommended Practices for Sharps Safety," which replaces the "Guidance Statement: Sharps Injury Prevention in the Perioperative Setting" issued in 2005.
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Washington State surgeons recently announced standardized guidelines for preoperative care in the form of pre-surgical checklists and tools available to all surgeons to use in their offices or by patients at home to ensure that the health of patients is optimized before surgery.
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In the case involving allegations of unprofessional conduct against a Colorado surgeon, the use of a robotic surgery arm might be only a distraction, say two malpractice attorneys. No matter what equipment was used, the real issue might be whether the facility adequately credentialed him and required him to meet the same performance standards as any other surgeon, with or without the robot.
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This is the second part of a two-part series on avoiding liability with documentation.
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Half of ambulatory organizations undergoing accreditation by The Joint Commission are out of compliance with the standard on credentialing and privileging (HR.02.01.03). The biggest reason? Noncompliance with Element of Performance (EP) 3, which requires the organization to document training specific to the privileges being requested.
