Platinum Meidcal Staffing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Surgical assistants, RNFAs (Registered Nurse First Assistants), and PAs (Physician Assistants) are critical team members who directly impact the efficiency and safety of every procedure. Enhanced Patient Safety A surgical assistant’s responsibilities go beyond handing over instruments. Here’s why.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JUNE 3, 2024

Eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, is a common cosmetic or reconstructive procedure aimed at improving the appearance and/or function of the eyelids 1. When planning anesthesia for eyelid surgery, several factors must be considered to tailor the approach to the individual patient’s needs and the nature of the procedure.

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LiveData

JULY 20, 2023

By improving communication, surgery checklists ensure that the best possible surgical quality is achieved and patient safety is not compromised.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

JUNE 13, 2025

Blog Leading with Safety: Lessons from the 2025 STS Leadership Institute KCummings Fri, 06/13/2025 - 09:01 Resident / Fellow Surgeon The 2025 STS Leadership Institute meeting held in Chicago was a fantastic experience that far exceeded my expectations. There is no doubt that cardiothoracic surgery is a high-risk and high-stress field.

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 28, 2025

At SpecialtyCare, we’ve implemented SPD best practices across hundreds of healthcare facilities, and we’ve seen firsthand how adherence to these standards dramatically improves patient safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 20, 2024

Intraoperative monitoring (IOM) plays a crucial role in modern surgery by enhancing patient safety and improving surgical outcomes. Intraoperative monitoring refers to the continuous assessment of a patient’s neurological and physiological functions during surgery. What is Intraoperative Monitoring?

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Anesthesiology Journal

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Articles Discussed: Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypass Activity Use in Cardiac Surgery: A Propensity Matched Analysis of Safety Outcomes Transcript Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Anil Panigrahi, M.D.,

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Intraoperative Assistance : During surgery, SFAs provide direct support to the surgeon by maintaining a clear surgical field, controlling bleeding, handling tissues, and performing suturing. SFAs also assist in positioning the patient to provide optimal access to the surgical site.

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

SpecialtyCare’s approach includes: Rigorous Training Programs : SFAs employed by SpecialtyCare undergo extensive training that covers everything from aseptic techniques and surgical instrumentation to patient safety protocols. SpecialtyCare’s team of SFAs fills these gaps, ensuring that surgeries are never delayed due to staffing issues.

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 15, 2025

These services include: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) Perfusion and Autotransfusion Services Sterile Processing and Instrument Sterilization Surgical First Assistants Organ Procurement and Preservation Each of these services plays a crucial role in the safety, precision, and success of surgical interventions. Why Is IONM Important?

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Professionals in this field are responsible for: Preparation and Maintenance of Equipment: Setting up, troubleshooting, and maintaining all minimally invasive equipment, including video systems and viewing towers, before, during, and after surgeries.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 6, 2025

Regulatory Compliance: Adherence to CDC, OSHA, and AAMI guidelines ensures legal and safety requirements are met. Operational Flow: Efficient reprocessing reduces instrument shortages and supports timely surgeries. Cost Efficiency: Extending the lifespan of instruments avoids costly replacements and delays in surgical procedures.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As the healthcare industry grows, these professionals play an increasingly critical role in ensuring successful surgeries. By combining their expertise, surgeries can become more efficient, outcomes can improve, and healthcare facilities can operate seamlessly. Flexible staffing solutions tailored to surgery centers and hospitals.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

During the surgery, the surgeon makes a small incision and removes part of the disc to relieve pain and improve mobility. This procedure is common in spinal surgeries and offers fast recovery times for patients. To learn more about lumbar discectomy and other spine surgeries, check out this comprehensive guide on spine surgery.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These surgeries often involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs within the chest cavity. Their expertise ensures that surgeries are performed efficiently, safely, and with the highest level of precision. These programs provide hands-on experience in cardiothoracic surgery and advanced surgical techniques.

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Caresyntax

JANUARY 13, 2025

By combining Qaelons groundbreaking capabilities with Caresyntaxs market-leading expertise in read-world evidence (RWE), AI, and advanced software solutions, we aim to transform surgical safety by helping Qaelon to establish a new standard of care for surgical leak detection, advancing our mission to make surgery smarter and safer.

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Specialty Surgical Center

MARCH 26, 2019

The culture of patient safety is strong at Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, New Jersey, and we continue to work diligently at improving our already strong program. There are several onsite and national programs that Specialty Surgical Center is involved in that set them above other surgical centers in the aspect of patient safety.

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Caresyntax

JUNE 13, 2025

Shorter Surgeries: Surgeons can consult instantly without leaving the OR, saving time during procedures. Operational Efficiency and Cost Savings Easier Scheduling: Telepresence minimizes the need for non-essential personnel,,so schedules are easier to build and coordinate.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurses are the unsung heroes of surgery centers. By ensuring patient safety and providing compassionate care, PACU nurses not only improve outcomes but also help maintain the smooth operation of surgery centers. PACU nurses contribute significantly to this efficiency.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Mepivacaine is a local anesthetic that is used to block sensation and pain during surgery, often as spinal anesthesia. It is also used in dental surgery. found that mepivacaine is superior to bupivacaine in hip arthroplasty (joint surgery of the hip). Is Articaine More Potent than Mepivacaine for Use in Oral Surgery?

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

APRIL 4, 2023

Job security: As long as there are surgeries, there will always be a need for skilled anesthesiologists. Flexibility: Anesthesiologists have the flexibility to work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers. As an anesthesiologist, you can enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career.

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The Surgicalist Group

AUGUST 7, 2020

Finding the balance between exceptional call coverage and controlling cost of care and getting a return on that investment can seem impossible, especially when considering the acute care surgery options. Surgicalists are aligned with the hospital’s initiatives to improve qualitative measures, efficiencies, case capture, and safety metrics.

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Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. It allows patients to undergo surgeries and medical procedures painlessly and without awareness. Is anesthesia safe?

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Cardiovascular surgery is one of the most complex and high-stakes fields in medicine. Their role is crucial for ensuring a smooth operation, but what exactly do they do, and why are they so essential in cardiovascular surgeries? What is a Surgical Assistant’s Role in Cardiovascular Surgery?

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Goldfinch Health

DECEMBER 22, 2022

It set the tone for transforming the company’s risk and safety culture. I used it again when I was calling workplace mental health and suicide prevention the next frontier in safety almost 15 years ago. One example appears to be surgery. In short, ERAS represents a better way of surgery. What is the difference?

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OpFlow

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As part of a larger, hospital-wide project, this 3-month data collection and analytics-driven tray rationalization process on two high usage instrument trays used by the plastic surgery service line at UNC Rex Hospital yielded impressive results. of instruments were removed from the General Plastics tray and 36.7% return to publications

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SpecialtyCare

JANUARY 12, 2025

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) SpecialtyCares intraoperative neuromonitoring is among their most important ancillary care services, as it ensures patient safety during surgeries involving the nervous system. Our staffs expertise and technology ensure the highest safety standards. Cost-effective alternative to donor blood.

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Radius Anesthesia

MARCH 25, 2024

1 Nonetheless, the relative safety of this anesthetic as well as its ability to be administered via different routes has made it the most popularly used amide local anesthetic. found strong evidence that intravenous lidocaine reduces postoperative (defined in the review as 1–4 hours after surgery) pain when compared to placebo.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Modern surgery advancements have allowed surgeons to be more accurate during procedures, and reduce risks and recovery time for patients. In recent years, the shift towards more technology-based approaches to surgery have been notable. Robotic Surgery How often have you heard the phrase “I’m only human” after someone makes a mistake?

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LeanBlog

MAY 20, 2024

It's not the right approach for quality and patient safety. This is a Chat GPT / Dall-E generated image: It's silly, right? I've never seen a sign like this in an operating room. And I'm not advocating for them.

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

DECEMBER 6, 2023

NIKKI POPE Head of AI and Legal Ethics Target lock on AI safety: Collaboration among leading AI organizations will accelerate the research and development of robust, safe AI systems. As the generative AI ecosystem rallies around safety, anticipate AI technologies becoming more reliable, trustworthy and aligned with human values.

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SpecialtyCare

MAY 24, 2024

When it comes to specialized surgical care, understanding ACDF Surgery and its implications is crucial for patients and their families. In this blog, we will delve into Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) surgery, a common procedure for addressing cervical spine issues, using comprehensive information from the Cleveland Clinic.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 10, 2024

Herb Coussons, a practicing gynecologist who started robotic surgery for benign gynecology around 2005, who has been with Cava Robotics for 14 years; and Pete Schommer, MBA, who joined CAVA Robotics in January 2024 as a strategic advisor, who has been familiar with CAVA for almost 10 years. What’s Considered Best Practice in Robotic Surgery?

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. Tailoring the anesthetic plan to the individual patient helps minimize the risk of awareness while ensuring patient safety.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

Regardless of what direction your ASC takes to bring surgeons on board, they should have a proven track record in outpatient surgery or prior experience in an ASC. Nursing Staff In addition to surgical staff, your ASC will need to hire nurses to prepare patients for surgery.

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Specialty Surgical Center

MARCH 26, 2019

At Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, New Jersey, one of the main focuses is safety. After implementing a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Specialty Surgical Center plans to join Johns Hopkins CUSP for Safe Surgery (SUSP) program in late April 2014.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? It depends.

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