The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is offering its Open School for Health Professions for the third time to health professionals seeking a resource for building skills in quality improvement and patient safety. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
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Pennsylvania ambulatory surgery centers are "thriving," with operating margins exceeding 20 percent and ranging up to 52 percent, according to a new report released by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and reported in the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., discusses 10 signs that your surgery center is in trouble.
If you missed out on the last week of surgery center news, we've got you covered: Here are 10 must-read articles from the week of Sept. 19.
Citing information from a new Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report, a Philadelphia Business Journal column lists the most profitable ambulatory surgery centers in Philadelphia and the surrounding five suburban counties in 2010.
The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. If you are new to the healthcare industry like I am, you might have walked through the hospital doors as a visitor or a patient before.…
Exceptional opportunity for experienced RN to manage clinical operations for Pine Ridge Surgery Center in Wausau, Wis.
RF Surgical, a provider of solutions for prevention and detection of retained surgical items, has announced it has signed a three-year agreement with Novation, according to an RF Surgical news release (pdf).
Cardinal Health has announced the launch of new sterile latex, powder-free surgical gloves with hydrogel coating, according to a Cardinal Health news release.
A fairly small number of standards are often cited in Joint Commission surveys of ambulatory facilities, says Virginia McCollum, RN, associate director of the department of standards interpretation at the accrediting agency. Ms. McCollum reports the following standards were the…