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August 2010

Breaking News

BARIATRIC SURGERY
Patients with diabetes may need fewer medications after bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Read more on this and other perioperative news here.

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Acculturating digital immigrants to health IT

The TIGER initiative is gathering resources and information for health care professionals to prepare for widespread implementation of health information technology. Read more

The Joint Commission revises existing National Patient Safety Goals for 2011

Regulatory Watch
CMS final rule on 2011 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System impacts reporting of HAIs, reimbursement rates

Read all stories in the August issue of AORN Management Connections.

Manager's Q & A

From the July issue of AORN Management Connections:On reinforcing safe injection practices: A Q&A with Melissa Schaefer, MD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Melissa Schaefer, MD, medical officer in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC recently spoke with AORN Management Connections about the findings from a recent publication evaluating infection control practices, including medication handling and injection safety, in ambulatory surgical centers and the resources available from CDC and others reminding health care practitioners of the importance of injection safety and how they can keep patients safe. Read more

FROM HEADQUARTERS

New module on critical thinking now included in AORN's Periop 101 curriculum

Find August educational resources from AORN

New focus in 2010
Beginning this month AORN Management Connections will be sent only to managers, directors, vice presidents, educators and similar leadership position titles, as well as to any member who actively opts-in to receive the free newsletter. Interested colleagues can opt-in by clicking here, logging in and then selecting the second tab at the top named Communication Preferences. Then under the Email Opt In section, check off the AORN Management Connections box and hit save.