An anesthesiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital was one of six physicians in the country to receive the Lathem Physician Leadership Award in Hand Hygiene from Proventix Systems of Birmingham.
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Two physicians from the department of anesthesiology and perioperative care at the University of California at Irvine have received Foundation of Anesthesia, Education and Research grants. Both anesthesiologists will receive a two-year grant supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care announced changes to the early option/initial Medicare deem status surveys that will affect ambulatory surgery centers beginning July 1.
Prevention programs within Pennsylvania healthcare facilities have led to a significant decrease in wrong-site surgery and falls, according to the June Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory released today.
Reed Martin, COO of Surgical Management Professionals, has over 25 years of healthcare management experience with a focus for the past 10 years on the operational efficiency and clinical excellence of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals.
The National Business Group on Health and Towers Watson recently released their 17th annual survey (pdf) on employers and how they purchase value in healthcare, and this year's survey revealed several new and emerging trends.
Please email resumes to Jessie LeFevers at jessie@bluechipsurgical.com.
Ophthalmologist Rand Diab, MD, has resumed practice at the Franciscan Hammond Clinic specialty center in Munster, Ind., according to a Times of Northwest Indiana report.
The Indiana University School of Medicine has announced ophthalmologist Keith Knuth, MD, MBA, has joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine department of ophthalmology at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, according to a news release.
The most common form of on-call compensation for physicians is a daily stipend, according to the Medical Group Management Association's Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data.