County commissions in Harnett, N.C., have rejected the latest request to endorse plans for a new ambulatory surgery center near Erwin, N.C., according to a Fayetteville Observer report.
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Jesseye Arrambide, RN, BSN, CNOR, executive director at Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center and vice president and program chair of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, shares 10 ways surgery centers can save money on supplies and equipment.
The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health & Human Services has released its 2012 Work Plan, which includes two studies concerning ambulatory surgery centers, according to an ASCA release.
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Included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program" is a sample worksheet is designed to assist healthcare organizations in estimating the annual and average cost to their organization…
GOJO, a global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions and the inventors of PURELL, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable hand hygiene observation form for ambulatory surgery centers.
In an Oct. 4 webinar titled "How the HITECH Regulations Impact the Use of Health Information Technology in ASCs," Robert Hussey, head of the government relations practice at Minneapolis-based Snow Communications, discussed how "meaningful use" requirements apply to ambulatory surgery…
The Bariatric Surgery Center at Rose Medical Center in Denver recently became the first facility in the state to offer lap-band surgery to teenagers, according to a Rose Medical Center release.
The special deficit reduction panel of the U.S. Congress may target Medicare supplemental health plans, according to a Reuters report.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is preparing to launch an insurance marketplace that looks distinctly different from those created under the federal healthcare reform law, according to a Washington Post report.