patient safety
How to Handle Violence During Outpatient Procedures
Although most safety risks occur within the acute care setting, outpatient clinics also are exposed to violence.
AUGUST 7, 2024
New Study Highlights Diagnostic Challenges of Elusive IBD Mimics
The lack of a single gold standard test for IBD contributes to misdiagnosis of other GI conditions with overlapping ...
JUNE 7, 2024
FDA Issues a Critical Safety Communication on Syringes Manufactured in China
A series of events could lead up to a supply chain disruption of one of our most critical medical devices.
JANUARY 4, 2024
FDA Warns Again on Contaminated Endoscopes
The FDA is investigating reports of possible patient infection and other contamination arising from inadequate ...
APRIL 15, 2021
Don't Ignore Ergonomics in Scope Reprocessing
Do the reprocessing technicians who clean the scopes in your endoscopy center ever complain about back pain, sore ...
APRIL 9, 2021
Farming Out Sterilization Can Work For Some Physician Practices
An increasing number of patients are seeking care at physician-based practices, which use many of the same ...
MARCH 17, 2021
Can You Let Patients Drive Home After Propofol?
Except for worries about bowel prep, perhaps the most important question for people undergoing endoscopy is one of ...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The Scope: Dr. Brett Bernstein on AGA's New COVID Guidance and More
On this episode of The Scope, Brett Bernstein, MD, the chief of gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New ...
AUGUST 10, 2020
The Scope: Michael Weinstein, MD, of Capital Digestive Care
Michael Weinstein, MD, the president of Capital Digestive Care in Washington, D.C., on how to turn battleships ...
JULY 15, 2020
ASCs in COVID-19 Limbo: Working to Stay Afloat and Safe With Meager Caseloads
On March 18, after the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in the United States, the Centers for Medicare & ...
JUNE 12, 2020
Safety Measures, Reassuring Patients Key for Infusion Centers During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every aspect of the health care system, imposing significant barriers ...
MAY 29, 2020
The Scope: Talking Reopening With Dr. Brett Bernstein
"Selling safety at your center": Dr. Brett Bernstein, chief of gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in ...
MAY 26, 2020