The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced it recently hosted members from Ohio and Kentucky on Capitol Hill so they could meet with their members of Congress and staff members to ask for support of the ASC Quality and Access…
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced there are two new co-sponsors of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to a report in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
Many CEOs have coaches, as well as all professional athletes, so why isn't it common for medical professionals to be coached as well? Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Bright, USMC (Ret.), a certified professional life coach and founder of On Target Leading,…
Here are 20 benchmarking statistics for surgery centers with more than four ORs, according to data from VMG Health's 2010 Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker.
An engineer will present a third revised drawing plan for a proposed ambulatory surgery center in Franklin Lakes, N.J., at an upcoming planning board meeting, according to an Franklin Lanes/Oakland Suburban News report.
Attendees at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29; Chicago) will have an easy way to find the sessions they want to attend and learn about speakers, sponsors and exhibitors thanks to an interactive conference application developed by…
Here are the 50 states with the number of Medicaid fraud investigations from fiscal year 2010. Information is from the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and is based on Medicaid Fraud Control Units. Investigations are…
The Ohio Patient Safety Institute provides a free, downloadable sample anesthesia awareness policy.
Belleville (Ill.) Hospital has joined the nationwide Silent Hospitals Help Healing campaign, which aims to reduce noise levels to 55 decibels — the equivalent to conversation noise levels, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report. Read the full report in…
A microbiology technical specialist at the Brant Community Healthcare System laboratory in Ontario, Canada, has discovered a possible new strain of vancomycin resistant enterococci-like bacterium, according to a news release.