1. Use first names in the OR. An important part of OR culture is making sure all the people in the operating room work as a team, Ms. Pugliese says. “Everyone should feel comfortable speaking up,” she ...
As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is a leader in patient safety and healthcare innovation. In 2008, NAPA achieved remarkable results when it installed the first HIPAA- and PHI-compliant, ...
Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...
Traditional surgical risk calculators and assessment methods can struggle to account for a patient’s unique health situation, making accurate risk prediction a major challenge and increasing the ...
Few moments in medicine require as much trust as anesthesia. Patients surrender awareness, control, and often fear while relying entirely on the expertise of ...
Today’s medical device landscape is changing rapidly due to advancements in new technologies, such as AI and robotics, and evolving regulatory guidelines in the US and globally. As more patients ...
Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...
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