ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Kimberly A. Neuharth, MD, who practices family medicine in Panora, Iowa, has entered into a combined statement of charges and settlement agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has filed a complaint against Anjum Usman, MD, citing "extreme departure from rational medical judgment" in her treatment of an autistic boy, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

ECRI Institute provides a free, downloadable poster detailing recommendations to prevent surgical fires.

The FDA recently launched a new surgical fire prevention website. Here are six recommendations for healthcare professionals on preventing surgical fires from FDA.

Although CMS has deemed that Methodist Dallas Medical Center is no longer an "immediate jeopardy" to the public, the agency found the hospital is still not compliant in several areas affecting patient safety, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.

The Ohio Patient Safety Institute provides a free, downloadable sample anesthesia awareness policy.

Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, is president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa.   Q: Is there any information on what types of privacy curtains should be used in the patient bays? We would really love to…

New research published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine revealed hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission outperformed non-accredited hospitals on 16 nationally standardized quality measures.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists.

Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, is president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa.   Q: I understand that the surgery team wears sterile gowns over their scrubs, but what about all of the other people in the…