The California Integrated Waste Management Board provides a free, downloadable 11x14 inch poster indicating what should and should not go into red bags as biohazardous waste.
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The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has announced a "bus-in" day to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 14 to lobby the New Jersey Congressional delegation in support of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011.
The Center for Ambulatory Surgery in Westport, Conn., which was fined and placed on probation earlier this year by the state's health department for multiple safety and procedural violations, is set to reopen now that it has met state and…
Here are top 10 most frequently reviewed sentinel event categories by The Joint Commission for Jan. 1-second quarter of 2011.
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced it has created a dedicated webpage to track updates and developments concerning the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to a report in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
Kaiser Permanente, in its Nursing Pathways Infection Prevention Plus Measures Toolkit, provides links to two free, online videos focusing on hand hygiene.
Minnesota Hospital Association and the Minnesota Department of Health have developed and provide a free, downloadable time-out script example.
The Minnesota Hospital Association provides a free, downloadable 'safe site recommendations for anesthesia' document.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation that would give the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts more power in disciplining physicians, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.