Trump vs. Harris: Key differences in healthcare proposals for Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, abortion
Editor's Note When it comes to the 2024 presidential election, “Neither candidate addresses a return to the fundamental tenet of healthcare: the patient-physician relationship,” reads the closing line of an “election guide” from Richard Menger MD MPA. In the preceding paragraph, Menger also argues that both candidates also neglect issues…
Updated AAMI standard addresses chemical sterilization safety, compliance
Editor's Note New guidance from The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) addresses regulatory and safety concerns for hospitals using ethylene oxide (EO) for medical device sterilization—a pressing concern due to EO’s effectiveness but associated health risks. ANSI/AAMI ST58:2024, an update on chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection practices…
Study: Stool tests show promise in reducing colonoscopies for post-polypectomy colorectal cancer surveillance
Editor's Note Stool-based testing strategies could significantly reduce the number of colonoscopies required for post-polypectomy colorectal cancer (CRC) surveillance while maintaining equivalent long-term outcomes in cancer incidence and mortality, according to research published August 30 in Gastroenterology. Conducted in the Netherlands, the cross-sectional observational study compared three stool tests—multitarget stool…
Healthcare employment up in October
Editor's Note Although job creation slowed markedly last month due to twin hurricanes and a labor impasse, healthcare employment led overall job creation in October, according to a Nov 1 report from CNBC. That article cites the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), also released Nov 1.…
Save the date for OR Manager Conference 2025
Editor's Note Although we have only just concluded three days of education and networking last week at the 2024 OR Manager Conference in Las Vegas, we’re already looking ahead to next year’s event. Mark your calendar for October 28-30, 2025, when perioperative leaders will gather in at the Anaheim Convention Center…
Session: Staff resilience during extended downtime
Editor's Note The story of how the perioperative team at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital responded to a recent cyber event revealed insights about resilience, communication, team-building, and preparedness in one of the concluding sessions of this week’s OR Manager Conference in Las Vegas. The session was presented…
Session: Managing difficult conversations—How to respond effectively to your team
Editor's Note In this panel discussion, Cindy Hess, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CNAMB, director of nursing at Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center; Vikram Tiwari, PhD, senior director and associate professor of anesthesiology, biomedical informatics, and biostatistics at Vanderbilt University; and Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, senior perioperative and healthcare consultant…
Closing Keynote: The fire within—The art of bold self leadership
Editor's Note “I can't believe I'm about to take my last breath,” is what Allison Massari, executive coach, burn survivor, and the closing keynote speaker of this year’s OR Manager Conference, said she thought while she was stuck in a burning car after a horrible head-on collision. She had just…
Session: The case for disrupting, revolutionizing OR, SPD education
Editor's Note Disrupting traditional education is imperative to improve quality, retention, and safety in OR and SPD environments, said Hank Balch, Founder and President of First Case Media, in a Wednesday morning session at the 2024 OR Manager Conference. Balch described his overall vision for education as ensuring that “the…
Session: What talented nurses want from potential employers
Editor's Note Focusing on mentorship programs and continuous learning, Amy Bethel, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, offered advice for attracting and retaining talented nurse leaders Tuesday afternoon at the 2024 OR Manager Conference. Good leaders often share core qualities, and style matters, said Bethel, who is nurse educator with OR Manager.…
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