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The patient's eating habits before surgery play an important role in the choice of the operative technique used.
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The results have shown that the Ethicon 6-row stapler had more misfires and the Autosuture Endo-GIA 6-row stapler resulted in more bleeding complications.
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It's not uncommon for hospitals to receive requirements for improvements (RFIs) after a Joint Commission survey. What is surprising is that in May, Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital chose to share this information publicly — not just its accreditation status, but its complete survey results.
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Beginning July 2, hospitals must begin a new process of notifying Medicare beneficiaries of their discharge appeal rights.
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A two-pronged initiative under way at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, aims to provide interim housing for homeless patients who need home support services or assistance with medications as well as reduce the use of the hospital emergency departments (EDs) for primary care among homeless patients.
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In the wake of a first-of-its-kind settlement regarding the discharge of a homeless woman by a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Southern California, indications are that the disturbing issues it aims to address are far from unique.
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Harried ED managers who are trying their best to get patients upstairs apparently have some strong allies in this battle: The patients themselves.
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Most ED managers breathed a sigh of relief after The Joint Commission approved an interim action, effective Jan. 1, 2007, that changed the requirement for pharmacy review of ED medication orders [element of performance (EP) 1 for standard 4.10 of medication management].
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The following are examples of fever discharge instructions provided to parents at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas: