John Seitz, CEO of Ambulatory Surgical Group and ManageMyASC.com, has been appointed by the Department of Justice's United States Trustee Program to act as trustee in the case involving a Costa Mesa, Calif., ambulatory surgery center which was placed into…
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Health Inventures has announced it has entered into a partnership with Sansum Clinic to develop and operate a new ambulatory surgery center in Santa Barbara, Calif., according to a Health Inventures news release.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Children's Hospital of America has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding in its GI labs, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).
A new California bill that would tighten scrutiny of surgery centers and their ability to meet safety requirements awaits the governor's signature, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The FDA provides a free, downloadable brochure developed by the Council on Family Health for patients focusing on drug interactions.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration provides a link to download a free sterilization audit checklist.
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., estimate that more than 40 percent of Legionella cases could be missed and call for more widespread testing for Legionella in patients admitted to hospitals with pneumonia. Read the full report in…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Provista Co. has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held…
Maureen Muoneke, MD, an OB/GYN physician from Ellicott City, Md., faces a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a patient has lower fertility due to a wrong-site surgery in 2010, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
Although some pediatricians are defending their policies on turning away unvaccinated children, the American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't believe that strategy may be the best, according to a Kaiser Health News report.