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Study Explores Verbal Abuse in Nursing

PRINCETON, N.J.—Verbal abuse against nurses in the workplace, including abuse by other nurses, is both common and well-documented. The negative effects of that abuse and the adverse impact on patient care are also well-documented. ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Medical Error? CDC Advice on What to Tell Patients

ATLANTA—In the case of a medical error or disease transmission, knowing what to tell the patient is no easy feat. To offer assistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a toolkit that medical staffs can use to notify patients after an ...More
1 week ago
Posted in News
OEMs, ISOs, CPO and NDC: How to Make Your Dollar Stretch

Tighter budgets can mean new adjustments in a variety of areas, such as stocking the break room with bargain-brand coffee and powdered “non-dairy creamer” (seriously, what is that stuff?). It can also mean that your existing patient-care equipment, such as your endoscopes ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Articles
Groups Partner to Fund Nursing PhDs

PHILADELPHIA—The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that it is investing $20 million in the new Future of Nursing Scholars program to support some of the country’s best and brightest nurses as they pursue their PhDs. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
Report Shows Reduced Cost Growth, Longer Medicare Solvency

BALTIMORE—The Medicare Trustees today projected that the trust fund that finances Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain solvent until 2026, two years beyond what was projected in last year’s report. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
Should Doctors Discuss Finances With Cancer Patients?

DURHAM, N.C.—Most cancer patients would like to talk about the cost of their care with their doctors, but often don't because they fear the discussion could compromise the quality of their treatment, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News
Olympus Scopes Now Powered by Next-Gen Processor

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.—Olympus announced today that the company's ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor. ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in News
Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports Environmental-Campaign Success

BALTIMORE—Officials at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month—a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012. ...More
May 9, 2013
Posted in News
RN Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress

WASHINGTON—The American Nurses Association (ANA) this week applauded the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses (RNs) to drive staffing decisions in hospitals and, consequently, protect patients and improve the quality of care. ...More
May 8, 2013
Posted in News
FDA Grants Premarket Approval for Propofol System

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Sedasys, a Division of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Ethicon), this month announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PMA approval for the SEDASYS System, a computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system. ...More
May 7, 2013
Posted in News