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Category: Bronchoscopes

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Dr. Muscarella’s Responses, Proposals, and Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

September 16, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This post provides links to the responses, proposals, and recommendations by Lawrence F. Muscarella, Ph.D., submitted to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to this agency's…

Adverse Event Reports Ambu Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 Endoscope Reprocessing Rebuttals Single-Use TPT Medicare Payment Status

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model

January 8, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

I conclude in my rebuttal that the additional supporting information and evidence I presented provide justification, at least vis-à-vis the prevalence of bronchoscope-related cross-infections due to ineffective reprocessing and other…

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Contamination of Flexible Endoscopes and Associated Infections | A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of FDA Adverse Event Reports

January 28, 2022 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This review analyzed more than 10,000 medical device reports submitted to FDA since 2014 describing the contamination of a flexible endoscope.

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Case Reviews Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cosmetic Surgery Mycobacterium abscessus Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ("NTM") Outbreak Investigations Public Disclosure

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17 U.S. Patients Were Exposed in December to a Colonoscope Contaminated with Salmonella Bacteria, FDA Reports Reveal

January 24, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD
Adverse Event Reports Ambu Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 Endoscope Reprocessing Rebuttals Single-Use TPT Medicare Payment Status

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model

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