Postop T&A complications in ASC vs inpatient settings
Editor's Note Large numbers of pediatric patients have tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies (T&As) in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) despite higher rates of complications in younger patients and patients with more comorbidities, this study finds. In this retrospective review, researchers from Stanford University, Stanford, California, analyzed 115,214 children having T&As in hospitals,…
RNs at Kaiser’s LA Medical Center on 7-day strike
Editor's Note RNs at Kaiser Permanente’s Los Angeles Medical Center began a 7-day strike on March 15, PR Newswire reports. The focus of the strike is on: improving staffing to protect patient care achieving economic gains to retain experienced RNs and increase recruitment of new RNs. The walkout affects 1,200…
FDA: Reprocessing instructions validated for Olympus duodenoscope models TJF-160F and TJF-160VF
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 15 announced that Olympus (Center Valley, Pennsylvania) has issued updated, validated manual reprocessing instructions for the TJF-160F and TJF-160 VF duodenoscope models to replace those provided in the original device labeling. The FDA reviewed the updated reprocessing instructions and the…
Preop scale predicts readmission after total hip
Editor's Note In this study, a new risk-stratification scale identified high-risk patients for readmission within 30 days after total hip replacement with 89.1% accuracy. Nearly 269,000 hip replacement patients from the State Inpatient Database were analyzed, and factors associated with an increased risk of readmission were used to create the…
More than 5,000 new codes will be added to ICD-10 in FY 2017
Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced March 9 that about 1,900 diagnosis codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes will be added to the ICD-10 coding system in FY 2017, AHA News Now reports. The large number of…
Connecticut ASCs, car washes seek tax relief
Editor's Note Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and car wash owners urged Connecticut lawmakers to roll back taxes they imposed last year to help balance the state’s budget, the March 9 The Republic reports. Owners say the taxes are a burden and predict establishments that operate on slim margins will close. An…
Kidney transplants from incompatible live donors tied to significant survival benefit
Editor's Note Patients who underwent desensitization therapy and received kidney transplants from HLA-incompatible live donors had a substantial survival benefit, compared with patients who did not undergo transplantation or those who waited for transplants from deceased donors, this study finds. Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, enrolled 1,025 patients at 22…
Joint Commission, CDC collaborate on ambulatory infection prevention initiative
Editor's Note The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating on an initiative designed to adapt, enhance, and disseminated CDC guidelines on infection prevention in ambulatory health care settings. The initiative, “Adaptation and Dissemination of Outpatient Infection PrevenTion (ADOPT) Guidance,” will focus on free-standing…
FDA: Class I recall of Arrow International Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Kits and Percutaneous Insertion Kits
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 11 announced the Class I recall of Arrow International Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Kits and Percutaneous Insertion Kits by Teleflex Incorporated (Wayne, Pennsylvania). Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall classification. The Kits are being recalled because the sheath body…
Joint Commission: Michigan second state to partner on statewide high reliability effort
Editor's Note The Joint Commission announced on March 9 that the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and its member hospitals have partnered with the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare on a statewide high reliability organization improvement effort. Michigan is the second state to partner with the Center; South Carolina…
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