EndoNurse Magazine

Practice Management

Understanding Older Generations at Work

Mandatory retirement has been illegal in most industries for decades, but some managers are still reluctant to hire and retain workers older than 65. Frequently, workers in this age group are characterized as inflexible, slower and reluctant to evolve with technology. But ...More
March 23, 2012
Posted in Content Library
Leadership And Sterile Processing

Leadership is very different than management. The need for it is as critical, if not more so, than managing a service, a function or even a surgical facility. Frankly, without leadership, management efforts often flounder. This is especially true for sub-specialties within ...More
March 23, 2012
Posted in Content Library
Gender in the Endo Bay: Do Female Nurses Respect Female Docs?

I really try hard to engage my nurses in the care of our mutual patient and to treat my nurses as the valuable colleagues they are. I interact. “How was your weekend?” "How are you doing?" "What do you think of (such and such)?" I get responses. Communication goes well. And ...More
March 23, 2012
Posted in Content Library
Seven Publicity Myths

When done correctly, publicity develops your name recognition, gives your business instant credibility, and ultimately leads to increased profits. And best of all, publicity is absolutely free. Publicity can come from anywhere and in many different forms. It can be as ...More
March 12, 2012
Posted in Content Library
Water Treatment in the Dialysis Unit

Water treatment systems are one of the most important variables in the dialysis treatment equation. They also present one of the greatest hazards to patient outcomes if they are not functioning properly. Therefore, it is essential to understand the key aspects surrounding ...More
March 12, 2012
Posted in Content Library
Advice for Collecting Patient Debt

As patients assume more responsibility for payments, healthcare providers will increasingly be looking at methods and procedures to improve their collection on debts. Healthcare providers can improve their success by using technology to implement more ways for patients to ...More
February 21, 2012
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
AMA Releases Practice-Management Website for Medical Teams

CHICAGO―The American Medical Association (AMA) this week unveiled a redesigned website for its "practice management center," featuring a new layout that's easier to navigate and faster to use, according to the AMA. The website offers physicians easy access to the AMA’s ...More
January 12, 2012
Posted in News
Medicare Study: Most Medical Errors Go Unreported

WASHINGTON—A study released the first week in January 2012 by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that hospital employees are only reporting 14 percent of all medical errors and usually don't change their ...More
January 9, 2012
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
AMA Studies Show Cost Burden of the Medical Liability System

CHICAGO—The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released two new trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the price of the medical liability system. ...More
January 6, 2012
Posted in News
Lake Forest Endoscopy Center: Small and Busy

The endoscopy team at Lake Forest Hospital, in Lake Forest, Ill., is small but gets a lot done, according to the team's nominator, Sheila Blindauer, nurse manager. ...More
December 30, 2011
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues