The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is currently seeking public comment for proposed revisions to its standards for 2010, according to the AAAHC.
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Results from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, show that rates of short-term complications and death were low following bariatric surgery for the treatment of extreme obesity, according…
The National Quality Forum is seeking public comments on the draft document, National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Ambulatory Care Using Clinically Enriched Administrative Data, which outlines its consensus standards measures for ambulatory care.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling lots 31305429B and 31305430B of anesthetic propofol after incidents of febrile reactions among patients undergoing endoscopy in the United States, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has announced a comprehensive set of resources to help ambulatory care facilities develop and maintain infection control programs, according to an APIC news release.
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The Nevada State Health Division's Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance delivered a cease operations letter to the Clinica de Mujeres, a Las Vegas clinic owned by Vickie Mazzorana, MD, for performing surgeries without a license, according to a…
The 12 hospitals and 21 surgery centers in Rhode Island have agreed to a new surgical protocol to prevent wrong-site surgery errors, according to a report in The Providence Journal.
The fourth annual report from the New Hampshire Health Care Quality Assurance Commission showed that hospitals and surgery centers in New Hampshire lead the nation in infection control, according to report in the Nashua Telegraph.
The results from the first analysis of data in the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database, the world's largest dedicated repository of clinical bariatric surgery patient information, showed that Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence demonstrate a high level of safety, according to…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has launched LifelinetoModernMedicine.com, a Web site designed to inform and educate patients on anesthesia, according to an ASA news release.