Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011
Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, CEO and executive director of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), discusses the top 10 patient safety issues facilities should tackle in 2011. Click to continue »
5 Best Practices for Meeting Surgery Center Conditions for Coverage
Sheryl Walker, MD, who has been a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care for more than 15 years, shares the follow five best practices for ambulatory surgery centers to meet the Medicare Conditions for Coverage (CfC). Click to continue »
10 Recent Changes in How CMS Surveyors Deal With Surgery Centers
Sharon Morrison, RN, director of clinical support for Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa., cites 10 recent changes in how CMS surveyors deal with ambulatory surgery centers, including aspects of the May 2009 change in Medicare Conditions for Coverage for ASCs, updated in Dec. 2009. Click to continue »
6 Best Practices for a Successful Surgery Center Infection Control Program
The following article is written by Mary Sturm, RN, MBA, senior VP of clinical operations, and Daren Smith, RN, director of clinical services, for Surgical Management Professionals. Click to continue »
Current Sterilization Trends, Challenges and Tools: Q&A With Rose Seavey of Seavey Healthcare Consulting
Rose Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, is the president/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting. Click to continue »
Selection of Disinfection or Sterilization
Here is a chart which identifies different types of equipment and indicates the level of disinfection or sterilization needed. Click to continue »
6 Common Misconceptions About Surgery Center Sterilization
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, the new AORN perioperative education specialist who has a focus on ambulatory surgery centers, discusses six common misconceptions about proper sterilization in ASCs. Click to continue »
20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable and Effective Infection Prevention Program
Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 20 questions ambulatory surgery centers need to ask themselves to help ensure they have a viable, acceptable 2011 standard of practice infection prevention and control program. Click to continue »
How Do You Know Your Filter Filters?
The following article is written by Steve Koontz, National Training Manager for ARC Medical. Click to continue »
Disinfectant Surface Wipes: Effective or Simply Convenient?
The following article is written by Jack Wagner, president of Micro-Scientific, a producer and distributor of anitmicrobial products. Click to continue »
Safe Injection Practices Checklist: 12 Critical Rules to Follow
Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa. Click to continue »