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How your facility can save with reprocessing of devices labeled for single use
Have you wanted to start a reprocessing program for devices labeled for single use but faced a barrage of concerns from your physicians and clinical staff? Many of these objections are based on fiction, according to Amy J. Gagliardi, vice president of the supply chain at Westchester, IL-based Regent Surgical Health, which develops and manages surgery center partnerships. Gagliardi spoke on reprocessing at the most recent Ambulatory Surgery Center Association annual meeting.
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Make money by reducing expenses and increasing your facility’s efficiency
Like you, I have bills to pay and expenses to cover in my business and personal life. It is not something I particularly enjoy, but by meeting my obligations, I can keep a roof over my head.
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Keep Vendors and Their Surprises Out of Your ORs and Your Contracts
Ambulatory surgery programs often find they have various unexpected expenses due to vendor activities. Make sure your hospital knows what it's buying.
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Serratia outbreak linked to drug diversion
A former nurse at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Hospital and Clinics in Madison, who allegedly diverted pain medication for personal use, may be linked to a cluster of infections among patients from the units where she worked, UW officials report.
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Trail of Tears: Fired Drug Diverting HCWs Free to Find Another Hospital
A nurse stealing morphine by replacing it with saline in a medication vial may not have realized she was colonized with Serratia marcescens.
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Increase in ‘Super Losses’ Could Affect Your Medical Malpractice Premiums
A trend toward more medical malpractice with payouts of more than $5 million might affect premiums even for hospitals that have no such history.
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Progress lags on needlestick prevention
Needlestick injuries remain stubbornly common, despite a long-standing federal law and worker safety regulations requiring an annual review of safety devices. Forging a path to improvement requires collaboration with hospital purchasing and quality improvement, says the coordinator of the nation’s most comprehensive needlestick surveillance system.
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New model significantly reduces boarding of psychiatric patients
No problem has proven more vexing to ED leaders in recent years than the issue of boarding related to patients with mental health concerns. It is not unusual for these patients to be held in the ED for hours, if not days, before a psychiatric bed is found. This has the effect of running up the healthcare tab while bogging down throughput, and it leaves virtually no one satisfied.
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Actively engage patients following these simple tips
Evidence-based health coaching (EBHC), a novel approach to engaging patients, combined with motivational interviewing can produce lasting change because it delves into the reasons behind patients’ resistance, one expert says.
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Examples of EBHC And MI in practice
The traditional provider-patient exchange can result in misunderstanding and a patient’s incomplete knowledge of what he or she needs to do to maintain better health, one expert says.