Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, is the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers. She is overseeing a new AORN policies and procedures manual for ambulatory settings. The first subsection focusing on infection prevention is scheduled to be available…
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The Joint Commission has published the latest version of its Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Care.
The Joint Commission has published a fact sheet on its National Patient Safety Goals.
Kaiser Permanente San Diego has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center in San Marcos, Calif., according to a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The American Society for Quality has announced the launch of its redesigned website, premiering a new homepage as the first step in a full-scale website rebuild.
Jerry A. Cohen, MD, incoming president for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses five issues facing anesthesiologists in 2011 and 2012.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Tulsa (Okla.) Spine and Specialty Hospital has selected its ProVation MD software for pain management documentation and coding.
18th Annual ASC Conference – Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues; Keynote Speakers Include Sam Donaldson; Bill Walton and Adrian Gostick; 90 Sessions; – Oct. 27- 29, 2011; Westin Hotel, Michigan Avenue; ChicagoOn p. 31 is the brochure for…
D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center, a Marina del Rey, Calif., orthopedic surgery practice, is set to open a new facility in Newport Beach, Calif., which will include an ambulatory surgery center, according to a report from the Daily Pilot.
Bill Prentice is the executive director of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Q: Now that you've been serving as the executive director of ASCA for more than six months, what's your impression of the ASC industry? Bill Prentice:…