Have you designated an individual to be in charge of medical records at your facility? Besides making sure that the charts get filed, does that person know the true extent of his or her responsibilities? If a paper record is used, for example, is it completed and...
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Are Sharps Injuries a Thing of the Past?
by OR Today Magazine | May 1, 2014
by Bruce E. Cunha RN, MS, COHN-S The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2000, and took effect the following year. It was designed to improve protection from occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens from accidental sharps injuries...
READ MOREAdvance Directives: The Way to Let Patients Have Their Say
by OR Today Magazine | Mar 1, 2014
The Patient Self-Determination Act, passed by Congress in 1990, requires many healthcare providers to furnish information about advance healthcare directives. Its purpose was to inform patients of their rights regarding decisions on their own medical care, and ensure...
READ MORE2014 Staffing Trends Q & A
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2014
Whitman Partners is a search firm placing the Director of Surgical Services within its portfolio of client hospitals and surgery centers. The firm tailors its solutions to solving the leadership challenge of surgical services recognizing the myriad stakeholders within...
READ MOREScrubs
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 1, 2014
by Marcia Patrick, MSN, RN, CIC There are scrubs and there are scrubs. We love them! They’re comfortable, wash well and usually don’t require ironing. What’s not to like! There are, however, different purposes for scrubs and different ways to manage them. Scrubs worn...
READ MOREAAAHC Update: Does Your Center Live and Breathe a Culture of Safety?
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 1, 2013
by Jack Egnatinsky, MD As an AAAHC-accredited center, you must comply with the Core Standards in Chapter 5-II, Risk Management and Chapter 7-II, Safety. You may have a freestanding safety program or one integrated into your risk management program. But do you have a...
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