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EHRs key to joint CDC-ACS patient safety initiative
A new collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) and other adverse outcomes
Joint CDC-ACS patient safety initiative to rely heavily on EHRs
A new collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) and other adverse outcomes
'Striking' number of surgeons consider suicide
A staggering one in 16 surgeons has contemplated suicide, according to a national survey commissioned by the American College of Surgeons and reported in the January issue of Archives of Surgery.
'Wound' EMR could reduce amputation rates for diabetics
Electronic medical records specifically for wounds could substantially cut amputation rates for diabetes patients with foot ulcers, a study recently presented at the American College of Surgeons 96th
RFID as effective as X-rays for sponge detection
It's been suspected for a long time, but the body of scientific literature is growing in support of the hypothesis that RFID could prevent surgical sponges from being left inside patients after
