B. Braun has entered into an exclusive alliance with CME America to distribute its BodyGuard line of electronic infusion pumps, according to a company news release.
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Rajiv Chopra, principal and CFO of The C/N Group, recently discussed budgeting best practices with SURGiStrategies.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced it has created a dedicated webpage to track updates and developments concerning the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to a report in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported that two-thirds of same-day surgery centers in the state inspected during the past year received citations for infection control problems, according to a report on NECN.com.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Manage My ASC has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be…
A California physician has been convicted of performing unnecessary and dangerous surgeries on more than 160 people in a $154 million insurance fraud scheme, according to a Los Angeles Times report. Michael Chan, MD, performed the surgeries at Unity Outpatient…
CMS has updated data for outcomes of inpatient hospital care on its Hospital Compare website, including new 30-day mortality rates and 30-day readmissions rates for inpatients admitted with heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, according to a CMS release.
Kaiser Permanente, in its Nursing Pathways Infection Prevention Plus Measures Toolkit, provides links to two free, online videos focusing on hand hygiene.
The Leapfrog Group will begin publicly reporting on hospitals that demonstrate nursing excellence in its annual hospital survey, according to a news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Leapfrog Group’s hospital survey.
Recent research shows educational intervention doesn't do much to curb the incidence of retained foreign objects during surgery, according to a study published in AORN Journal.