ISOBS honored Drs. Richard P. Dutton and Jerry A. Cohen for their contributions to patient safety.
From left: Drs. Richard Urman, Jerry Cohen, Richard P. Dutton, and Fred Shapiro
Watch the video presented at our 3rd Annual Reception held in Washington DC on October 12, 2012, honoring Drs. Richard P. Dutton and Jerry A. Cohen for their contributions to patient safety.
Available here online and as a PDF
WSJ Article available here as a pdf (link will open in new window)
Office-based surgery (OBS) has increased in popularity due to patient and health care provider convenience, financial pressures and lack of regulation in many states. This tremendous growth of OBS also resulted in thousands of unaccredited facilities with unqualified personnel and several recent high-profile patient deaths. As a result, a few concerned physicians came together to form The Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery (ISOBS), a Boston-based, independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Article here (pdf)
Interview is here as pdf or here on the internet
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Staff Anesthesiologist and director of procedural sedation management, Dr. Richard D. Urman is the co-founder of the Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent organization whose aim is to promote patient safety in office-based surgery and to encourage collaboration, scholarship, and physician and patient education. The ISOBS aims to accomplish its goals by working with:
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS to obtain current information about office and provider credentialing, to take advantage of our Consortium of OBS Experts, and to further their education about the basic principles of OBS safety.
PATIENTS to educate them about safe office-based surgery practices, and to help them obtain the tools needed to understand their healthcare provider’s and facility’s credentials.
ALL concerned individuals, organizations, and partners, to enable them to participate in Institute’s educational and research activities, and to encourage them to support our programs and initiatives.
Mortality Rate Less Than 1% in Over 1.1 Million Procedures. more
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The mission of the Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery (ISOBS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent organization is to promote patient safety in office-based surgery and to encourage collaboration, scholarship, and physician and patient education. more info>>
