So what is it with the surgical tape?
Today I spent about a half an hour cleaning surgical tape residue off of a patient monitor display, because some nurse taped surgical tape accross the display a big “BROKEN” written on it. Mind you the only thing wrong with the unit was it needed a cuff (which [...]

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Effective October 1, 2008 Medicare will no longer reimburse medical facilities for eight conditions that patients can acquire while being a patient at a medical facilty. These conditions known as “Hospital-Acquired Infections or HAIs and consist of the following conditions:

Bed Sores
Objects Left In A Patient After Surgery
In-Hospital Falls
Blood Incompatibility
Mediastinitis - inflammation of the tissues in the [...]

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Is it my imagination or has there been an unusual amount of infusion pump recalls lately?
The Baxter Colleague, the Alaris SE, The Alaris System (Medley) again…!
The equipment downtime and the loss of revenue is paled by the risk to the patient these devices cause. What does all this mean to me? It means that there isn’t enough [...]

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The Biomed is introducing a new category today: The Biomed Soapbox
The Soapbox is a place where anyone can post their own articles. If you have something to say, ideas or information to share, or even pet peives that are relevant to Biomeds; then consider The Biomed Soapbox your own personal dissemination platform. This is a call for submissions.
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