Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Machine learning can improve hand hygiene performance in the outpatient setting, save costs: 4 insights
Machine learning technology with real-time hand hygiene notification could be a cost-effective way to improve hand hygiene in outpatient settings, according to a study in the Journal of Hospital Infection. - 4/16/18 -
Momentum for single-payer healthcare grows — Majority of US supports single payer
A Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll found 51 percent of Americans support a single-payer health plan, while 43 percent oppose it, the Washington Post reports. - 4/13/18 -
UNC researchers: ASC procedures are viable for patients with severe conditions — 6 findings
ASA Physical Status IV patients can be treated successfully on an outpatient basis, but they're twice as likely as healthier patients to need hospital admissions afterward, according to Anesthesiology News. - 4/13/18 -
Copper Ridge Surgery Center awarded for patient care initiative — 5 highlights
Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center won the Intalere Healthcare Achievement Award for its Patient Experience Initiative called "The Way We Work Together," the Record Eagle reports. - 4/12/18 -
5 things to know about a California patient safety bill
State Sen. Jerry Hill (D-Calif.) is pushing legislation that would make California the first state to require physicians to inform patients if they are on probation for wrongdoing, including sexual misconduct, KSBW 8 reports. - 4/10/18 -
Common deficiencies cited by AAAASF and how to fix them — Being prepared for a situation affecting the surgeon or anesthesia provider
In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities’ Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to having policies to handle a situation in which the surgeon or anesthesia provider becomes incapacitated. - 4/6/18 -
The top 20 jobs people don't want to quit — 5 are in nursing
Nurses are among the least likely workers to consider changing careers, according to an Indeed Hiring Lab analysis. - 4/5/18 -
The 20 most & least stressed states l 2018
WalletHub released its annual report on the most and lease stressed states. - 4/3/18 -
Physician collaborative addresses physician burnout — 3 insights
The Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine offered practices a series of steps to address physician burnout. - 3/29/18 -
Cigna reduces opioid use by 25% among beneficiaries
Cigna reached its goal of reducing opioid use among members by 25 percent, more than one year before it expected to hit that target, Forbes reports. - 3/28/18 -
Henderson Hospital installs Indigo-Clean OR disinfecting light fixtures in ASC — 4 insights
Henderson (Nev.) Hospital installed the Indigo-Clean continuous environment disinfecting operating room light fixtures in its outpatient surgery center. - 3/28/18 -
New pain management solution available at Loveland Surgery Center
A new pain management solution is now available at Loveland Surgery Center in Colorado. - 3/23/18 -
300k patient records compromised in February — 4 insights
Healthcare Analytics News compiled the total number of healthcare-related cyber incidents for the month of February, finding 300,000 patient records were put at risk through an array of security incidents. - 3/16/18 -
Top 10 patient safety concerns for 2018 — diagnostic errors are No. 1
The ECRI Institute ranked the top 10 patient safety concerns for healthcare organizations in 2018. - 3/14/18 -
Common deficiencies cited by AAAASF and how to fix them: Administration of drugs
In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities’ Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to administration of drugs. - 3/13/18 -
HSS study shows significant variance in joint replacement performance measures — 6 takeaways
Hospital for Special Surgery researchers found current assessments of patient-reported outcome measures lack sufficient guidelines. - 3/12/18 -
AAAASF responds to story on surgery center safety
On behalf of The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities I am writing in response to a Kaiser Health News and IndyStar article titled “How a push to cut costs and boost profits at surgery centers led to a trail of death.” This article provides an inaccurate impression of safety in accredited outpatient surgery facilities. - 3/12/18 -
What ASCs can do to reduce SSI
Dianne Rawson, RN, is the senior director of Minneapolis-based MHealth Clinics and Surgery Center at the University of Minnesota. She has over 40 years of experience in the perioperative environment, critical care nursing and healthcare industry. - 3/8/18 -
6 strategies for quality and patient safety improvement from the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons provides guidelines to help surgeons improve quality and patient safety in its 2017 manual, Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety. Here are six strategies the ACS recommends, with details according to McKesson. - 3/7/18 -
New Jersey ASC association: Relative number of adverse events in surgery centers 'extraordinarily low'— 4 insights
New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers President Jeff Shanton said a report by The Record and NorthJersey.com misrepresents ASCs and the quality of care they provide by using anecdotal information and allegations from ongoing lawsuits. Here are four insights. - 3/7/18
