The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has issued a statement in response to a report from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute which shared concerning findings of violations posing threats to patient safety in 51 licensed ASCs,…
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Study findings suggest telemedicine intensive care unit coverage can help decrease ICU mortality and length-of-stay, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Researchers suggest there is a need for standardizing evidence-based practices into state guidelines in order to minimize provider-to-patient transmission of bloodborne pathogens, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Research results suggest that although no one factor is associated with improving healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates, 'sustained' management attention can help increase compliance, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Jennifer Hunara, administrator of the Surgery Center of Allentown (Pa.), manages one of ASCOA's largest and most profitable surgery centers. For three straight years, the center has achieved inspections without a single deficiency with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Ms.…
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The following article is written by Joyce Thomas, senior vice president, operations, for Regent Surgical Health. Do you remember the "good ol days" of traveling? A time when we could schedule our airplane trip and get a real ticket prior…
Random inspections by the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services of 91 surgical practices and ambulatory surgical centers have revealed concerning findings including 25 of the facilities posing "immediate jeopardy" to patient safety, according to a report on NJ.com…
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.
Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Asheville (N.C.) has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from The Asheville Citizen-Times.
An unidentified whistleblower has revealed mold is growing inside the walls of Norman Regional Health System's Porter campus in Norman, Okla., and a contracted construction worker is not adequately removing the deadly substance, according to a local News 9 report.