I wanted to share this since most of our readers practice in a hospital setting. Hospital CEOs should focus less on talking about an organization’s culture and more on the elements that make up a hospital’s culture, such as mindset, methods, strategies and structures, former physician John Kenagy, M.D., founder of Kenagy & Associates said. […]
Read MoreThe Joint Commission is taking a proactive approach to reducing the potential for accidental medical tubing misconnections when new tubing connectors are introduced beginning in October 2014. In a Sentinel Event Alert issued August 20, titled “Managing risk during transition to new ISO International Organization for Standardization tubing connector standards,” the commission says the risk […]
Read MoreUsing a femoral nerve block in paediatric patients undergoing knee surgery leads to less opioid use and allows the majority of patients to go home within hours of surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. “Our goal with this technique is to reduce pain, which improves patient outcomes and patient […]
Read MoreA study published in the September issue of Anesthesiology found that a new therapeutic drug, GAL-021, may reverse or prevent respiratory depression in patients taking opioid medication without compromising pain relief or increasing sedation. “Although opioids such as oxycodone, methadone and fentanyl are commonly used to manage perioperative and postoperative pain, opioids are associated with […]
Read MoreSometimes “no” is the hardest thing of all to say to others … and to yourself. Saying yes to too many opportunities, too many projects, and too many people is a recipe for failure. No more ‘yes.’ It’s either, ‘Hell yeah!’ or ‘no.” The problem is when most of us say no, it too often […]
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