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Desktop sterilizer that have had no preventive maintenance and calibration, and no spore tests are being done to ensure sterility.
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Looking back into 2008, I noticed that a few things worked well, considering what a miserable year it was. However, many other things did not. I found there to be some consistency in the stuff that worked and the stuff that didn't, with the common ground being communication.
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Allowing patients the option of preregistering online is good for patient satisfaction and also frees up patient staff for those who prefer to speak with a representative.
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The new Medicare Conditions for Coverage (CfC), which take effect May 18, 2009, have several changes for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), according to the ASC Association. According to the association, they include:
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In a case that recalls the national hue and cry of the Florida HIV dental outbreak in the early 1990s, investigators have determined that HIV provider-to-patient infections remain exceedingly rare.
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This is the first in a two-part series about the hidden risks and liabilities of medical helicopters.
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When a medical helicopter goes down, there often is more than one cause. Bad risk assessment, insufficient technology, and pilot error can combine to create a tragedy.
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If you are going to use medical helicopters, Don Maciejewski, JD, an aviation attorney with the Jacksonville, FL, law firm of Zisser Robison, recommends that risk managers be prepared for the worst. Make sure you are adequately insured to cover the payouts from a crash that kills five people on a nonurgent mission, he says.
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A hospital in New York is at the center of a storm of criticism, bad publicity, and possible criminal charges after an employee failed to report the gunshot wound of NFL star Plaxico Burress, as required by law.
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Emergency department physicians and nurses are deeply concerned about the ability of the nation's hospitals to deal with the medical implications of a radioactive dirty bomb or other terrorist attacks involving radioactive materials, according to a new study. Experts say the findings should be a warning to risk managers that action is needed.
