Comprehensive Simplicity Improves OR Efficiency
Make OR Integration a Routine Procedure and learn how to get the critical benefits surgical teams need in one solution. Intra-operative efficiency Single-touch access 4K resolution with 3D support (8K ready) Intuitive drag-and-drop control Staff communication and focus Collaborative video conferencing Two-channel streaming and HD recording Zero-latency routing Total customer…
Vaccination status and detection of COVID-19 in HCWs
Editor's Note This study by researchers from VA Boston and VA Bedford, Massachusetts, Healthcare Systems, found that frequent, mandatory surveillance of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs) was effective in detecting COVID-19 infections. The analysis included all 431 HCWs at VA Boston and 1,542 HCWs at VA Bedford facilities. Mandatory surveillance testing…
ECRI, ISMP announce 2021 Safety Excellence Award winner
Editor's Note ECRI and its affiliate, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), on November 10, announced that Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health had won their 2021 Safety Excellence Award. Jefferson Healthโs award-winning initiative redirected their safety approach from departmental/project-based to a system-wide integrated and coordinated safety management system across 18 hospitals.…
Preventability of readmissions, ED visits after admission for COVID-19
Editor's Note In this study, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, find that most readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits (ie, revisits) of COVID-19 patients following initial admission were not preventable. Of 576 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 76 resulted in a 30-day revisit (13.2%)โ21 ED visits…
FDA: Class I recall of Aligned Medical Solutions custom convenience kits
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on November 9, identified the recall by Aligned Medical Solutions of its custom convenience kits as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because of the potential for the plunger in Cardinal Health's Monoject Flush Prefilled Syringe (0.9% sodium chloride),…
Participate in survey on effects of COVID-19 on evacuation of surgical smoke
Editor's Note Please participate in an important nationwide perioperative survey on surgical smoke evacuation. The purpose of the research led by Brenda Ulmer MN, RN, CNOR, is to determine evacuation behaviors in hospitals before COVID-19, and then note changes as the virus continued to spread in the US. Ulmer and…
The Joint Commission issues new Sentinel Event Alert on healthcare disparities
Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on November 10, released a new Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 64: โAddressing healthcare disparities by improving quality and safety.โ The Alert summarizes strategies for healthcare and human services organizations as they begin to address healthcare disparities, and it provides examples of successful initiatives already underway.…
The ENCORE Digital Events
The ENCORE Digital Events are happening soon, November 15-19. Both ENCORE event include every recording from every breakout session and keynote from Chicago (OR Manager Conference) or San Diego (OR Business Management Conference). Click to find our more and save BIG when you register right away - start earning 50+…
Study reveals why elderly, those with preexisting conditions are more susceptible to COVID-19
Editor's Note This study by researchers at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, reveals the cellular mechanism behind why the elderly and patients with preexisting conditions are at higher risk of infection, severe side effects, and death from COVID-19. The researchers detail their discovery that circulating levels of a protein called…
Perioperative Nurses Week is November 14 to 20
Editor's Note Every year, Perioperative Nurses Week focuses attention on the work of more than 528,000 nurses who advocate for surgical patients. During the week, perioperative nurses are honored by colleagues and communities, highlighting the ways nurses are working to improve patient safetyโbefore, during, and after surgeryโin hospitals, ambulatory surgery…