Only 245 cases of patient harm in surgeries using the Da Vinci robot system have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2000. The figure seems “very, very low” to Johns Hopkins University researchers, who have identified eight cases of patient harm or death that were...
We love to use statements such as "well-oiled machine," "tick like a clock," and our favorite, "team spirit." What does a "well-oiled machine" look like, or more importantly, how does that machine function in a medical staff office setting?
There is an infinite amount of data about healthcare access and equality out there-studies, focus groups, white papers, and more. But is anyone correlating that data to see how it all intersects? In Connecticut, one organization is doing just that. Medical staff leaders harness...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a two-count lawsuit brought by a physician against the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (collectively, AAOS) alleging “continued tortious conduct” after AAOS...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 9
In the first installment of a three-part webcast series on overcoming competency assessment challenges, Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, senior consultant at the Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, Mass.; and Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, senior director of medical affairs at...
Picture a patient that is being prepped for surgery: Instead of counting down from 10 as the anesthesia kicks in, the patient shouts, “Lights, camera, action!”
