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Advanced Directives in Outpatient Settings

Advanced Directives in Outpatient Settings

Understanding and incorporating a patient’s right to make decisions about their plan-of-care plays an integral role in overall health care outcomes. Honoring end-of-life choices in ambulatory settings is complex, since determination whether a health care organization will venerate a patient’s choice may vary based on services provided and specific patient populations served. It is also challenging for health care organizations to balance patient rights against possible ethical challenges.

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U.S. FDA Recognizes New Endoscope Guidance and More Among Updated List of ‘Appropriate’ Consensus Standards

U.S. FDA Recognizes New Endoscope Guidance and More Among Updated List of ‘Appropriate’ Consensus Standards

The U.S. FDA has recognized ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021, Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities as a guidance document “appropriate for meeting requirements for medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.” Additionally, five other new or updated AAMI standards were added to the federal regulator’s list.

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Q&A with BrightHospital

Q&A with BrightHospital

OR Today interviewed Hakan Ilkin, founder and CEO of BrightHospital which specializes in predictive analytics and forecasting for OR and ERs. The interview covered how such tools can address staffing issues such as utilization, nurse overwork and burnout, particularly as COVID-19 continues to create extremely demanding, high-pressure work environments.  

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