A new report from the American Medical Association, Pew Charitable Trusts and MedStar Health outlined how The Joint Commission could help EHRs be safer by inspecting whether organizations are following certain guidelines.
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VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study broke down the total median full-time staffing statistics for ASCs by region.
New research published in Anesthesiology found a blood management program for patients undergoing hip or knee replacement helped reduce the number of transfusions, overall blood use and improved outcomes.
Having a competent, skilled staff is essential for an ASC to achieve better financial results and high patient satisfaction, according to Pinnacle III, an ASC management company.
Uncovering hidden waste and discovering areas of savings can be achieved by re-evaluating internal processes. The key is knowing where to look and how to act.
Orthopedic practices should incorporate telemedicine into physician-controlled bundled payment plans to improve post-acute care, reduce expenses and improve patient outcomes, mHealthIntelligence reports.
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital's board of directors released a statement affirming the hospital's decision to drop Olean-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists, the Olean Times Herald reports.
Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle allegations involving stolen opioids, WNEM.com reports.
A nurse from Exeter (N.H.) Hospital's Outpatient Surgery Center was killed after a woman allegedly ran him over with a truck, 7 News reports.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems celebrated National ASC Month in collaboration with Surgery Center of Roswell (Ga.) and Cumming, Ga.-based ALM Surgical Solutions.