March 2002
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Risky Business |
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by James Arthur Anderson |
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There’s a person in the higher reaches of every healthcare organization that is
charged with coordinating the institution’s safety, financial health, record-keeping
policy, regulatory affairs, HIPAA compliance, investments, and maybe even the temperature
of the hot water. That multitasking individual is the risk manager, and that person is
someone you really ought to know. |
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Service Solutions: News from the Tubes |
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by Cheryl Hall Harris |
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What do you want from life? New tricks to avoid paying high endoscope repair fees and
signing endless shipping waybills? Well, here are devices that are going to rock your
world, and suggestions that will prompt the OR staff to think you are a star. New test
equipment to assess endoscope performance is changing how hospitals manage the tubes. Let’s
take a look inside. |
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The Fluoroscope Mystery Revealed |
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by Bob Larkin |
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Last summer, John Tice approached us with a puzzling fluoroscope with a past. He needed
help from our readers to discover its hidden secret. Just how old was this device? Why did
it have a strange, grotesque apparatus strapped to it’s side? Where was the
shielding? And why was a small pile of ash inside the cabinet? All will be revealed in the
final chapter of our thrill packed mystery! |
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Up Front |
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by Bob Larkin |
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It's a Dangerous Mission |
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Soapbox |
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by David Harrington |
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Retaining Your Staff |
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