Operating room leaders and staff may need to re-work surgical count policies in order to prevent variation in surgical count practices and the incidence of retained surgical items, according to ...

Retained surgical items can create numerous financial and reputational consequences for hospitals, not to mention serious health risks for patients. The National Quality Forum identifies retained ...

The following article is written by Jim Sweeney, SVP of sales and marketing at ClearCount Medical Solutions. Retained surgical sponges are one of the oldest surgical complications documented in ...

., the leader in prevention and detection of (RSI), today announced the recent publication of the largest prospective study to validate the effectiveness of Radio-Frequency Surgical Detection Systems ...

A Pittsburgh company develops a simple technology to ensure that no surgical sponges get left behind Clearcount founder Steve Fleck, left, CEO, David Palmer, with the sponge receptacle that counts the ...