Results from an online survey of more than 500 surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists show that those professionals are generally satisfied with the level of communication and collaboration with members of their surgical team, but that increased...
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AAAHC Update: Writing a disaster plan for your ASC
A good Disaster Plan can help any ASC meet the standards of accreditation or certification for CMS. But more importantly, a well written and rehearsed plan could potentially save lives. So what does it take to create a plan that meets your facility’s needs and helps...
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Time Out: The Music is Too Loud!
A Former Navy Pilot Explains the Theory Behind the Time Out Checklist by KC O’Connor, President, Universal Safety Solution I was standing alongside one of the observing nurses in the OR and witnessed the flawless execution of our newly created Time Out Check...
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Monitor Recognizes Caregivers’ Unwashed Hands at the Bedside
HyGreen, new electronic hand hygiene monitor, reminds healthcare workers to wash their hands and records all hand washing events and patient-staff interactions in the hospital. Employees wear badges equipped with sensors. When they apply soap or gel from the HyGreen...
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Medline Procedure Packs to Include Cygnus Medical Endoscopic Care Products
Medline Industries, Inc. will now include Cygnus Medical’s care and handling products for endoscopic instruments in its procedure packs. “This partnership with Cygnus Medical is important because proper cleaning and caring of endoscopic instruments is essential to...
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FDA Clears Mölnlycke Health Care Transfer Dressing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a transfer dressing from Mölnlycke Health Care U.S. Mepilex Transfer Ag is a wound contact layer that minimizes infection while providing less-painful healing, the company says. “Mepilex Transfer Ag uses the...
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