Accrediting bodies and CMS are ramping up environmental requirements for healthcare facilities in an effort to reduce infection rates, according to PharmaWatch, a healthcare monitoring solutions provider.
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Madhavi Reddy, MD, of New York City-based Brooklyn Hospital Center, trains gastroenterology fellows and participates in colon cancer outreach programs in her roles as chief of the center's gastroenterology and hepatology division and director of the division's fellowship program.
Here are three updates on gastroenterology and industry-relevant companies to note from the last week:
Washington state fined a physician for allegedly "insulting and belittling" staff members, according to a report in The Lewiston Tribune.
A new study published in Spine examines the safety of minimally invasive lumbar decompression in the ambulatory setting.
ASCs across the country have incorporated total joint replacements. Here are several in New Jersey that include outpatient total joints.