1. Patient Receives $650K Settlement for Retained Foreign Object, Medication Error.

2. Infection Prevention in the Outpatient Setting: Q&A With CDC's Dr. Melissa Schaefer.

3. Patient Safety Tool: Checklist for Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention.

4. Ciena Healthcare Found Guilty of Firing Whistleblower Who Cooperated in a Patient Safety Investigation.

5. Nearly 600 people have registered for the Aug. 2 webinar on "ASCs - the State of the Industry; Consolidation vs. Independent; How to Work With Service Providers; ACOs and Healthcare," which takes place from 1:15-2:15 CDT and features Brian Mathis of Surgical Care Affiliates, Julie Dietz of GE Healthcare and Scott Becker of McGuireWoods. You can register up until the start time and participate by clicking here.

6. Joint Commission Surveyors Focusing More on Sterilization, HLD Processes.

7. Oklahoma Surgery Center, Specialty Hospital Pay $1M for Failure to Control Regulated Drugs.
 
8. Hear Presentations on "Infection Prevention in ASCs: Looking Ahead -- What Does the Future Hold" and "Governing Body Documentation, Meeting CMS and Accreditation Requirements" at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago) Download the brochure by clicking here (pdf). 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers. Great Keynote Speakers Including Bill Walton, Sam Donaldson and Adrian Gostick. Learn more and register today! 

9. Patient Safety Tool: 'Clean Hands Save Lives' Poster From CDC.

10. Beetle Mania: How a Colorado Hospital Handled OR Bug Infestation.  

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