Reduce Your Risk of Medical Harm: Become Informed
03 Marzo 2008 - 9:17PM
Marketwired
BOULDER, CO urges communities to actively partner with local
hospitals to promote patient safety. The National Patient Safety
Foundation's theme this year, "Patient Safety -- A Road Taken
Together," stresses the importance of improving healthcare as a
joint effort of hospitals, healthcare providers, patients, and
communities.
-- In recent months the announcement that Medicare, Aetna and Blue Cross
may not pay for certain types of preventable hospital mistakes has served
as a wake-up call to the healthcare industry. Hospitals are proactively
working to eliminate preventable complications that should never occur.
-- An estimated 15 million incidents of medical harm occur in U.S.
hospitals each year according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
-- Based on the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 and
recently proposed regulation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, state lawmakers and hospitals are looking at establishing Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs) that would make it easier for hospitals to
report errors and would-be mistakes without fear of retribution.
-- "Our Company's top priority is to work alongside hospitals, doctors,
patients and professional associations to reduce the risk of medical harm
during surgery and significantly improve patient safety," said Encision CEO
Jack Serino.
-- Encision provides approximately 550 hospitals in 49 states with its
patented monitoring technology to prevent rare but sometimes fatal
complications related to laparoscopies -- routine minimally invasive
surgery performed on over 4 million people in the U.S. every year for gall
bladder removal, simple hernia repair, gynecological procedures, etc.
It is possible during the common laparoscopic procedure for the
electrosurgical device to shoot an arc of energy through failed
insulation into a patient's internal organs, causing an undetected
stray energy burn that can lead to serious complications.
Important Patient Safety Links:
To find out if your hospital uses Encision's AEM system to
protect patients from stray energy burns during laparoscopies, call
Alan Schwarz at Encision, 800-998-0986, aschwarz@encision.com or
visit http://www.encision.com.
Be your own patient advocate!
What you need to know about before undergoing a laparoscopy:
-- Common FAQs
-- Quick Facts
-- Medical Terms
Check out one victim's account after experiencing a stray energy
burn.
Links to Additional Useful Patient Safety Information
Encision Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets
innovative surgical devices that allow surgeons to optimize
technique and patient safety during a broad range of surgical
procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the Company pioneered the
development of patented AEM� Laparoscopic Instruments to improve
electrosurgery and reduce the chance for patient injury in
minimally invasive surgery. For more information visit
http://www.encision.com.
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Contact: Jack Serino CEO Encision Inc. Email Contact
303-444-2600 http://www.encision.com Alan Schwarz Encision Inc.
Email Contact 800-998-0986 http://www.encision.com Bevo Beaven CTA
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