Managing Endoscopes

Hospitals Need To Take Another Look At Their Endoscope Disinfection Protocols

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With infectious diseases in the spotlight due to the recent surge of Covid-19 in the United States, hospitals must do all they can to ensure the highest levels of effectiveness of their disinfection and sterilization protocols. With this in mind, hospitals need to re-examine their endoscope reprocessing protocols to ensure they meet the highest standards, […]

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Half of Hospitals Not Prepared For Virtual Accreditation Surveys

Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

With The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accreditation organizations moving to more virtual surveys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are scrambling to prepare their documentation for a virtual world. These accreditation visits are crucial to hospitals that require successful surveys in order to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and

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How One Hospital Adjusted Their Endoscopy Practice To Prevent The Spread Of Covid-19

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As the Covid-19 pandemic surges across the world, hospitals have had to adjust their practices to minimize patient exposure to the virus. Endoscopic procedures, which introduce reusable endoscopes into the body, are one procedure that many have identified as an area at high risk. One hospital in Italy recently published research about their experience updating

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How To Prevent Endoscopes From Spreading Covid-19

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As Covid-19 continues to spread across the US and other countries around the world, hospitals must do all they can to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks within their walls. One potential way that Covid-19 could spread undetected is through the use of improperly disinfected endoscopes on patients. Cori Ofstead of Ofstead and Associates has been studying the

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How One Hospital Increased Endoscopic Ultrasound Volume By Over 25 Percent

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Department managers in hospitals are under more pressure than ever to run an efficient, profitable operation. With Covid-19 wreaking havoc on hospital finances, each department is being leaned on to find efficiencies and eliminate waste in order to ensure a profitable operation for a post-Covid environment. One way that departments have sought to improve profitability

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Having Trouble Tracking Scopes That Are Being Repaired? This Technology Can Help

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Endoscopes, as flexible instruments that frequently need to be repaired due to wear and tear, often become very difficult to track as they leave and enter the hospital. Managers of Endoscopy and PeriOperative departments may see a constant stream of endoscopes being sent out for repair and loaner scopes being sent back to them for

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PENTAX Medical Enters Into An Agreement To Distribute Scope Tracking Software and Cabinets

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PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy solutions, announced today a distribution agreement with Mobile Aspects for its iRIScope software and iRIScope cabinets product line. Under the terms of the agreement, PENTAX Medical will serve as a United States sales agent of iRIScope software and iRIScope cabinets. The iRIScope system from

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Study Shows Positive Effects Of Forced Air Drying Of Endoscopes

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According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control, storing endoscopes in an automated cabinet with channel drying functionality effectively reduced moisture and bacterial growth in the scopes. Because endoscopes are reusable medical instruments, minimizing the amount of bacterial growth in the periods between procedures can dramatically improve patient safety. The

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How Scopes May Play A Role In The Spread Of Covid-19

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With endoscopes having been linked with so many superbug outbreaks in recent years, some may naturally wonder if they can play a role in the spread of Covid-19 as well. While there is no scientific research or published findings of a link between endoscopes and Covid-19, intuition tells us that endoscopes may play a role

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First Disposable Duodenoscope Takes Major Step Forward With Clearance For CMS Reimbursement

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The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the first fully disposable duodenoscope on the market for reimbursement. Boston Scientific announced that its EXALT Model D disposable duodenoscope, which received FDA clearance in December 2019, was granted approval for reimbursement in outpatient settings under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system. The disposable

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