LaClaro, maker of the Lighthouse revenue cycle management system for ambulatory surgery centers, has announced it is adding a "safe surgery checklist" to its Lighthouse system, according to a news release from LaClaro.
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General Electric Healthcare plans to invest in Check-Cap, an Israeli company developing swallowable endoscopic capsules for imaging inside the GI tract, through its $250 million healthymagination fund, according to a news release.
Shahid Mehboob, MD, has joined Gastroenterology Associates in Buffalo, N.Y., according to a Buffalo News report.
The Joint Commission provides news release samples organizations can use to help promote their accreditation.
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Here are 15 trends for the ambulatory surgery center industry that will affect how ASCs do business in the upcoming year.
A group of four U.S. representatives have crafted legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to block the introduction of medical devices that are similar to recalled devices, according to a press release from Rep. Edward J.…
A group of researchers has recommended adding a "patient safety professional" to medical staff in order to boost patient safety efforts, according to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a memo that outlines nine ways healthcare facilities can improve their endoscope reprocessing practices.
The Renal Physicians Association provides six free, downloadable patient safety posters.