Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center in Tigard has implemented a "quiet zone" policy that prohibits all healthcare personnel from using electronic devices in patient care areas, according to an Oregon Patient Safety Commission article.
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The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a patient who underwent Lap-Band weight loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient surgery center last year, according to an LA Times report.
The New Jersey Association for Ambulatory Surgery Centers has sent a letter to Aetna in response to their efforts of re-directing patients from one in-network facility to another, less costly in-network center.
Midtown Surgery Center in New York recently declared that its ambulatory surgery center is the first in the state to perform robot-assisted MAKOplasty, according to an AZ Robotics report.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rolling out changes for ambulatory surgery centers, according to a General Surgery News report.
Regulations introduced by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health would severely limit the ability of ASCs to provide care, according to an editorial by Linda Rahm, president of the Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and administrator of Pioneer Valley…
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Amerinet has announced it has signed an agreement with Covidien for vascular therapy products, according to a news release.
Intronix Technologies Corp., based on Ontario, Canada, has announced its Myoguide needle electromyographic-guided injection system has received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a news release.
Healthcare Trust of America has assumed leasing and management of its portfolio of outpatient surgery centers in central Indiana, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.