Editor's Note The 2016 OR Manager Conference Poster Gallery will be on display Wednesday, September 21, and Thursday, September 22, in the Forum level of the Exhibit Hall. Featuring more than 50 works by members of the perioperative community, the poster sessions include latest research, best practices, and case studies…

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Editor's Note The 29th annual OR Manager Conference will feature a bigger and better Build Your Dream OR contest. Attendees can win prizes simply by attending sessions, participating in networking events, visiting exhibitor booths, and using the conference mobile app. There are more than 200 opportunities to collect points during…

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Editor's Note During Wednesday’s luncheon at the OR Manager Conference, Ann Marie Pettis, BSN, RN, CIC, director of infection prevention at University of Rochester Medical Center, will share best practices in surgical site infection (SSI) prevention for perioperative leaders. Pettis believes SSIs are a true burden in US healthcare, and…

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Editor's Note A novel model by researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, uses natural language processing to predict readmission risk by incorporating physical function, cognitive status, and psychosocial support--three areas that may impact readmission but are poorly captured with structured data sources. The final model had 16 variables, a…

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Editor's Note The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Hartford Consensus on September 16 announced the launch of a new website designed to assist the public and first responders in the event of a mass casualty or other bleeding control emergency. The website, BleedingControl.org, contains diagrams, videos, and other…

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Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 16 released its final rule on “Emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid participating providers and suppliers.” The rule establishes requirements to plan for natural and man-made disasters and coordinate with federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency…

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Editor's Note At 10 years, prostate cancer mortality was low irrespective of the treatment, and with no significant difference among monitoring (1.5 deaths/1,000 person years), surgery (0.9/1,000), or radiotherapy (0.7/1,000), finds this study. Radical prostatectomy and external beam radiotherapy were associated with lower incidences of disease progression and metastases than…

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Editor's Note Physicians and nurses involved in a patient safety incident experience significant negative outcomes, this study finds. Of 5,788 nurses and physicians analyzed, 9% had been involved in an incident during the prior 6 months. Involvement in a patient safety incident was linked to: a greater risk of burnout…

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Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 13 announced that 30-day patient readmissions fell by an estimated 565,000 over 5 years, from 2010 to 2015. Rates declined by more than 5% in 43 states and by more than 10% in 11 states. The only state…

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Editor's Note In this study of patients having transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), younger age, male gender, history of diabetes, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation were significantly associated with an increased risk of infective endocarditis. Patients who developed endocarditis had high rates of in-hospital and 2-year mortality. Of…

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