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A year ago, I took part in a Scripps Health medical mission to Haiti to aid victims of the devastating earthquake. When we arrived in the middle of the night, we were driven to our accommodations in the hills overlooking Port-au-Prince. The next morning, as I looked to the valley below, the view...
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No patient should have to endure what Karen Morrow has endured. In a Las Vegas ambulatory surgical center for a routine colonoscopy, Morrow contracted hepatitis C because the staff committed a cardinal medical sin. They reused syringes and single-dose vials of anesthetic. As a result, Morrow...
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In the dynamic world of healthcare, it takes more than passively sitting behind a desk and reviewing census numbers and statistics to ensure your hospital is going to survive. Having a successful and profitable hospital requires aggressiveness and a willingness to embrace innovation.
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The Joint Commission's Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Certification Program, launched in 2002, is a voluntary, structured evaluation of a clinical program that delivers care to a defined patient population across their continuum of care. The goal is to improve performance and maintain improved...
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