Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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The 'marketing' opportunity of suture removal — 3 reasons it's essential
Removing sutures is a marketing opportunity for surgeons, according to hand surgeon Jay Talsania, MD. - 5/10/19 -
Minimally invasive surgery, chronic diseases spur growth of ambulatory healthcare
The increase in patients over the age of 65, minimally invasive surgery and chronic diseases are prompting the increasing use of ambulatory healthcare, according to a report from Research and Markets. - 5/9/19 -
Google's most-searched diseases, by state
HPV, celiac disease and diabetes are the most-Googled diseases in the U.S., despite not being as deadly or as prevalent as heart disease, the nation's top killer disease, according to an analysis from insurance research company TermLife2Go. - 5/8/19 -
Simplify ASC's Marta Shultz on the key ways ASCs can improve quality
ASCs can improve quality in three key ways, according to Marta Shultz, vice president of quality for Simplify ASC. - 5/6/19 -
How ASCs can benefit from around-the-clock monitoring — 5 takeaways
ASCs can ensure a safe, comfortable environment by continuously monitoring air temperature, humidity and pressure, according to PharmaWatch, a healthcare monitoring solutions provider. - 5/3/19 -
3 takeaways for ASCs supporting surgical smoke laws
Surgical smoke, or toxic emissions generated from surgical tools cutting and burning tissue during surgery, can negatively affect the surgeons and nurses that work in operating rooms who breathe in the smoke. - 5/2/19 -
Indiana ASC wins 'best places to work' award
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce included an ASC on its list of best places to work for small companies, according to Inside Indiana Business. - 5/1/19 -
3 ASC quality improvement tips
Patient-focused care models, medication management and nurse education can improve ASC quality. - 4/30/19 -
ASCs more efficient than HOPDs, study finds
Procedures are more efficient when performed in an ASC compared to a hospital outpatient department, according to research published in the American Journal of Surgery. - 4/30/19 -
4 ways to improve medication management compliance
Daryl Schiller, PharmD, shared four tips for preparing for the medication management aspect of an ASC accreditation survey in a LinkedIn post. - 4/29/19 -
3 ways ASC nurses can improve quality
Nurses working in ASCs wear many hats, but one of the most prominent is quality improvement, according to an article in American Nurse Today, the journal of the American Nurses Association. - 4/26/19 -
4 quality reporting resources for ASCs
There are myriad resources ASCs can use to benchmark their performance against other centers and to submit their own quality data. - 4/25/19 -
How surveillance affects hand hygiene compliance
A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control found covert observation of hand hygiene compliance helps detect change over time, but may not improve compliance as much as thought. - 4/24/19 -
3 ways to improve ASC quality
David Hamilton, CEO of Mnet Health Services, a healthcare finance outsourcing company, outlined three ways to improve ASC quality through improved patient safety and outcomes. - 4/23/19 -
ASC-specific data collection essential in developing industry quality measures, study finds
Because more patients are being treated in ASCs, customizing quality improvement measures to the outpatient environment is essential, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. - 4/22/19 -
Healthcare data breaches spiked in March
There were 31 healthcare data breaches in March, about 14 percent higher than the average in the last five years, according to HIPAA Journal. - 4/19/19 -
Hand-washing monitoring systems work: 3 study details
Hand hygiene compliance increases with the use of an electronic monitoring system, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. - 4/18/19 -
Provation now part of the ASC Quality Collaboration
Provation, a clinical productivity software provider serving 1,000 ASCs, has joined the ASC Quality Collaboration, an independent organization that develops standardized quality measures. - 4/17/19 -
Missouri ASC wins quality award for pain-management protocol: 4 insights
Columbia, Mo.-based CSA Surgical Center received the Bernard A. Kershner Award for a study improving pain management of laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. - 4/17/19 -
Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists becomes 1st ASC to use DJO Global patient-selection tool
Burbank, Calif.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists adopted software to help identify outpatient joint replacement surgery candidates. - 4/11/19
