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While the greatest amount of growth in cosmetic procedures was seen in noninvasive techniques such as Botox and microdermabrasion, results of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgerys (AACS) 2003 Procedural Survey show that invasive procedures such as liposuction and breast augmentation continue to grow as well.
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A portable robot may be available later this year that can stand in for a scrub nurse. Penelope (Manufacturer: Robotic Surgical Tech in New York City) can hand instruments to surgeons during basic general surgeries such as hernias. The robot is awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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A recent Tampa, FL, lawsuit involving a patient who died after robotic surgery to remove a cancerous kidney has raised informed consent issues regarding new technology.
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In this first part of a two-part series on new technology, we discuss the training and informed consent issues regarding new technology.
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A new preadmission program at the University of California (UC) Davis Health System is building a stronger link between hospital and physicians office and identifying issues much earlier in the process issues that might affect length of stay (LOS).
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Many health care organizations are gathering feedback from patients to determine their satisfaction with health services. Armed with this information, senior leaders and managers can establish customer-driven process improvement priorities and make more informed process redesign decisions.
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Do all staff at your organization know what constitutes a critical test result? If not, this could cause you problems during your next survey.
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Health Privacy Project executive director Janlori Goldman said that
while many glitches and misinterpretations of the HIPAA privacy
regulation have been resolved, others remain and should be addressed by
the Department of Health and Human Services or Congress.
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A university hospital harvested and stored 28 embryos for a couple who had been unsuccessful in conceiving a child. Ten years later, the hospital disposed of the embryos, believing that the failure on the part of the couple to respond to notices that the hospital was going to take such action indicated their concurrence to have the embryos destroyed. When the couple later sought to have the embryos implanted, they were no longer available, and they sued the providers.
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In a special Dear Colleague letter aimed at risk managers and other hospital leaders, the Food and Drug Administration warns that some electrically powered hospital beds may pose a risk of fire.
