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Having Trouble Tracing Endoscopes To Patients? This Technology Can Help

January 10, 2019 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Operating Rooms, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

With The Joint Commission (TJC) spending an increasing amount of time in Sterile Processing Departments, Perioperative Departments and Endoscopy Suites during site surveys, the focus on maintaining high quality endoscope-related documentation has become a focus for many hospitals. TJC surveys, though only occurring once every 3 years, have become a huge a point of emphasis […]

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Is The Joint Commission Too Conflicted?

January 4, 2019 / Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Tissue Management /

Continued pressure on The Joint Commission (TJC) is calling into question whether or not the non-profit organization best known for its hospital accreditation services is too conflicted to provide high quality accreditation surveys. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is weighing a decision to allow accreditation organizations that also have consulting arms to

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How A Health System Saved Over $70 Million Through Physician-Led Supply Chain Committees

January 2, 2019 / Cost Reduction, Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, Supply Chain, The Business of Surgery /

Louisville, Kentucky-based Baptist Health has revealed that it has saved over $70 million dollars by taking a fresh approach to its supply chain. By focusing on clinically-led processes that include physicians in the decision-making, the health system has driven cost-savings that many can only dream of. Using physician-led councils across its various service lines, the

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Tissue Documentation Lacking? This Technology Can Help

December 21, 2018 / Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Operating Rooms, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

In the past few years, we have heard the stories about surprise inspections from The Joint Commission (TJC) from many of our customers. The tissue managers and operating room administrators have all agreed on two points: 1) TJC, state Departments of Health and the FDA have all been focused on the tissue management and documentation

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Olympus Pleads Guilty To Selling Misbranded Duodenoscopes

December 14, 2018 / Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Olympus’ recent legal battles took a serious turn this week when the Japanese company pleaded guilty to distributing endoscopes carrying known infection risks. Olympus and one of its executives pleaded guilty in a New Jersey court to 4 counts – 3 counts for Olympus and 1 count for an executive – of wrongful distribution of

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Olympus Denies Link Between Its Scopes And Superbugs

December 6, 2018 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

In response to a recent research report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Olympus has claimed that there is no link between its endoscopes and for a series of over 200 superbug infections around the world. The constant legal battles that Olympus is facing have yet to find the Japanese company solely responsible

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Research Reveals Number Of Superbug Infections Tied To Olympus Endoscopes

November 29, 2018 / Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

A research report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has revealed that the number of superbug infections in patients following the use of an Olympus endoscope totaled over 190 between 2012 and 2015 in the United States and Europe. The number of deaths linked to patients infected with superbugs and the role superbugs

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Scope Documentation Lacking? This Technology Can Help

November 20, 2018 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

Over the last several years, endoscope-related outbreaks from around the US and the world have led to increased oversight of the endoscope high-level disinfection (HLD) process at many hospitals. Many hospitals are now finding themselves in a struggle to oversee the HLD process at their facilities without introducing too much oversight and intervention into the

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Olympus Continues To Set Aside Reserves For Expected Scope-Related Lawsuits

November 14, 2018 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

As the United States Department of Justice continues to examine Olympus’ role in infections related to the use of its duodenoscopes, the company is setting aside millions of dollars in reserves to cover expected losses from related lawsuits. As the leader in duodenoscope and endoscope sales in the US, Olympus expects to bear a majority

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Improper Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Leads To Class Action Lawsuit

October 12, 2021 / Hospital Management, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance /

A hospital in Western Pennsylvania has recently been hit with a class action lawsuit from patients who underwent ultrasound procedures at the hospital. UPMC Jameson, a hospital in the UPMC Health System, had recently reached out to more than 200 patients who underwent ultrasound procedures at the hospital from October 2017 to October 2018. Attorney

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