Stewart Rendon, MD, director of metabolic and bariatric surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California, said many teens could qualify for bariatric surgery, according to a Press-Enterprise report.
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The Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center has received the 2010/2011 APEX Quality Award from CTQ Solutions, according to a news release from Surgical Management Professionals, which manages the ASC.
High levels of alcohol consumption are associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a Boston University Medical Center news release.
Healthcare experts at the second annual Missouri Health Literacy Summit discussed the importance of patient literacy and communication in maintaining positive outcomes and population health, according to a Columbia Daily Tribune report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., will incorporate a flu vaccine policy for employees, according to a Monroe News report.
The following article is written by Naomi Kuznets, PhD, senior director and general manager of the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, and comes from the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement "IQI Insights" publication. It is copyrighted and being published with…
Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has announced Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Service Corp. has signed an agreement which will allow eligible AzHHA members to access Provista's portfolio of contracts, according to a Provista news release.
Via Christi Clinic in Wichita, Kan., has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Via Christi Clinic news release published on MDNews.com.
Here are seven secrets for success for spine surgeons performing cases in ambulatory surgery centers, according to Fred Naraghi, MD, director of the Comprehensive Spine Center in San Francisco.
Olympus has announced its Narrow Band Imaging technology has been awarded the Prime Minister Prize at the 2011 National Commendation for Invention and Innovation from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, according to an Olympus news release.