LaGrange (Ind.) Surgery Center has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a KPCNews report.
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Registered nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have voted and ratified a new three-year contract with the hospital, under which patient ratios would be reduced to four to five patients per nurse during day and evening shifts and…
Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
The FDA and the Health Resources and Services Administration have sent out a joint alert telling providers that Weck Hem-o-Lok ligating clips should not be used for the ligation of the renal artery during a laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy because of…
CMS has told Mercy Medical Center St. Mary's in Knoxville, Tenn., that it must address patient safety issues or risk losing its Medicare funding in June, according to a report from the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists has announced that The Joint Commission adopted recommendations on medication management issues as suggested by the ASA, along with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants and the Anesthesia Patient Safety…
Appeals are now open for 39 National Quality Forum-endorsed measures currently in the maintenance review process for musculoskeletal, mental health and diabetes care, according to an NQF news release.
The following article is written by Kim Woodruff, VP of corporate finance and compliance for Pinnacle III. Social media is employed in the healthcare arena for a variety of beneficial reasons: It can be an inexpensive marketing tool. It…
On April 24, the Des Moines Register published an article that raised questions regarding the oversight and potential licensure of ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare providers in the state. Since the Des Moines Register is part of the Gannett…
The Joint Commission has launched an online library offering tools and solutions that have been successfully implemented by healthcare organizations and reviewed by Joint Commission standards experts.