Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Operating Room

“Improving or maintaining operating room efficiency is a goal for every hospital. If you sell a product and/or service into the Operating Room (OR) and can help them improve their efficiency you will be regarded as a trusted advisor and not a supplier that can be commoditized. Impacting OR efficiency requires…” …

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Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital changes gendered titles for surgeons from Mister to Doctor

Male surgeons are always addressed as Mr in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Surgery is one of the only professions left that still uses a gendered title for the role…

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What every hospital should invest in

Hospitals spend large amounts of money on the aesthetics of a hospital, its facilities, and hospital equipment. Investing in these makes sense, and its outcomes are tangible — a fresh coat of paint on the walls and new modern furniture in the lobby improves patient satisfaction, and innovative surgical equipment allows for cutting edge procedures that generate revenue. But how about the other things, the things that aren’t so concrete?

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A woman took a stranger off life support after hospital allegedly mixed up two men, lawsuit says

A woman who was told her brother wouldn’t “make it” after a drug overdose ordered a stranger be taken off life support in a mix-up at a Bronx hospital, a lawsuit alleges.

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Diseases in the drapes: Hospital privacy curtains are a breeding ground for MRSA and other dangerous bugs because they are ‘always touched but rarely changed’ 

Bacterial swabs of privacy curtains at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg found they all harboured the hospital superbug MRSA at some point over a 21-day period (stock image) Canadian

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10 Signs the Hospital Wants to Discharge You Too Early—and How to Fight It

Everyone wants to get you home safe and keep you healthy, but sometimes going home is a bad option.It’s in the medical team’s best interest to discharge you when you’re

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All Children’s Hospital never told state about surgical needle left in baby

By Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital broke Florida law by failing to tell regulators about two serious medical errors, according to a state report. The report,

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Patient dies after operating table collapses during surgery

By Lata Rani Patna: A major government hospital in India’s Bihar state has come under fire again after a woman died of injuries sustained when the table she was being

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Woman dies after being given formaldehyde instead of saline drip during routine surgery

By Alex Lasker A Russian woman tragically died after she was administered embalming fluids instead of saline during a routine surgery, according to reports. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 27, was undergoing a

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