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.

Byrne Medical Launches Verifind Protein-Detection Kit

Byrne Medical, a company that specializes in disposable infection-prevention solutions, recently launched its Verifind Protein Detection Kit. By swabbing any surface, Verifind can detect protein residues within 1 microgram sensitivity, Byrne reported. Clinicians and ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
New Buzzwords 'Reduce Medicine to Economics'

Physicians who once only grappled with learning the language of medicine must now also cope with a healthcare world that has turned hospitals into factories and reduced clinical encounters to economic transactions, according to two Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Is Gallows Humor in Medicine Wrong?

Nurses and other medical professionals occasionally joke about their patients’ problems. Some of these jokes are clearly wrong, but some joking between medical professionals is not only ethical, it can actually be beneficial, according to an article in the Hastings Center ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
AAMI Offers Discount on Sterile-Processing Benchmark Resource

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) is offering a 20 percent discount on Sterile Processing Benchmarks (SPB), a new resource desgined to help sterile processing departments benchmark their procedures, policies, and performance against ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
US Endoscopy Releases the Raptor Grasping Device

US Endoscopy, an endoscopy-device design and manufacturing company, today announced the release of the Raptor™ grasping device. This disposable grasper combines the traditional rat tooth and alligator devices into one, which offers strength and precision during foreign body ...More
October 18, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Canadian Clinic Announces Improper Cleaning of Endo Equipment

In ironic timing considering that it’s currently International Infection Prevention Week, Canada NewsWire today reported that Ottawa Public Health is contacting approximately 6,800 patients who had gastroscopies and colonoscopies at an Ottawa clinic, where they may have ...More
October 17, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
New Environmental Survey Evaluates Medical Products

Practice Greenhealth last week announced the release of the Standardized Environmental Questions for Medical Products (Version 1.0), which can be used to guide the identification, selection and procurement of environmentally preferable medical products. ...More
October 17, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
This is International Infection Prevention Week

October 16-22 is International Infection Prevention Week. If you’re an infection-control professional, please accept a big thank you from the EndoNurse team. If you’re not in infection control but are in the healthcare industry, please take this week to evaluate your ...More
October 17, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
MedPAC Recommendations for Congress

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October 14, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Healthcare Workers Achieve 80% Flu Vaccination

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.—The Joint Commission Resources (JCR) in October has announced the results of its third-annual Flu Vaccination Challenge, a national program to increase flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers. Participating healthcare organizations (n=826) ...More
October 14, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues