Here are seven statistics on ambulatory surgery center outcomes from the ASC Association's Outcomes Monitoring Project 4th Quarter 2010 Report, which saw ASCs in 46 states participating in the survey.
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Infection rates published by the Washington State Hospital Association suggest some hospitals, such as Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., continue to struggle with infection prevention, according to a Kitsap Sun news report.
The following article is written by Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Committee, New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. New legislation has been introduced in New Jersey concerning surgical practices and licensure.
A new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveals low health literacy in older Americans correlates to poorer health and a higher risk of death, according to a news release.
Following reports that a multiresistant form of Klebsiella pneumoniae had been found in Los Angeles County medical facilities, Kavita Trivedi, MD, medical epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health's Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative, spoke to the LA Times about…
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In a blog posting on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, writes about the importance of having the "ready to go" list assembled at the start of the survey.
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Two professors of Vanderbilt University's Graduate School of Management suggest medical errors occur so frequently in healthcare because healthcare organizations often lack the safety culture needed to maintain patient safety, according to a Vanderbilt Hustler news report.
Researchers found interventions employing social pressures have varying impact on hand-hygiene compliance, whereas interventions focusing on organizational culture demonstrate a stronger impact, according to a study published in Critical Public Health.
Although bar code technology in medication administration can help prevent medication errors, misuse of the technology can also yield negative results and create new potential medication errors, according to a study published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.