EndoNurse Magazine

Industry Issues

The endoscopy profession is one of the fastest changing parts of the medical world. Members need to stay up to date on a breadth of industry issues, including product releases, research results, controversies, continuing education, lawsuits, recalls and procedure updates.

FDA Coalition Working to Prevent Surgical Fires

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is building a coalition of public and private healthcare organizations to prevent a medical error—the surgical fire. A surgical fire is a fire that occurs in, on or around a patient undergoing a medical or surgical ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Bowel Preps 2012: Is Hydrotherapy Part of the Mix?

Some gastroenterologists are not happy with prep options, or at least want there to be more choices. For instance, Dr. Chris Demetriou, the owner of a GI clinic called GI DOCTORS, on Long Island, in New York. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
Olympus Releases Suite of Single-Use Aspiration Needles

Olympus America Inc. today introduced a collection of EZ Shot 2 single-use aspiration needles for Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) procedures. The needles feature an adjustable sheath designed to help physicians accurately approach the targeted site. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Premiere Healthcare Alliance Enters Contract with EndoChoice

EndoChoice, Inc. announced this week that it's received a group purchasing agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance for its gastrointestinal (GI) devices and supplies. The new agreement allows Premier members special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Nine Million Adults Lost Health Coverage During Recession

An estimated 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage as a result of decreased employment during the recession of 2007-09, according to a newly published study by researchers at Cornell, Indiana and Carnegie Mellon universities. ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Company Gives $200,000 to ASGE's Training Facility

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Foundation has received a donation of $200,000 from BÂRRX Medical to ASGE’s IT & T Capital Campaign, a fundraising project to construct a new facility that will provide cutting-edge technology and training ...More
December 9, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Nurse Workforce Growing Fast; Younger Nurses Joining Ranks

The number of young people entering the nursing profession is surging, providing relief from the recent nursing shortage, according to an article in the December Health Affairs. Aggressive efforts to make nursing a more attractive career choice have helped spur a 62 percent ...More
December 9, 2011
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Olympus Releases New Peracetic Acid for Rapid High-Level Disinfection

Olympus announces the release of Acecide®-C, a new, peracetic acid-based high-level disinfectant and sterilant. Designed exclusively for use in the Olympus Endoscope Reprocessor, the OER-Pro, Acecide-C provides high-level disinfection in seven minutes. According to Olympus, ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
150 HIPAA Audits to Be Done in Next Year

Among the entities that will be audited are healthcare providers, including endoscopy facilities. ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
STERIS Releases Low-Temperature Sterilization System

STERIS Corporation today launches the Amsco Chimeron Small Steam Sterilizers, 16x16x26” and 20x20x38”, with prevacuum and SFPP cycles, the most innovative small steam sterilizers to date. Designed with Customer input, the Chimeron line achieves meaningful new benchmarks for ...More
December 5, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures