A new spine surgery center that includes outpatient surgery is set to open in Carmel, Ind., according to an Indianapolis Star report.
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Measuring physician performance in an ambulatory surgery center has become essential, says Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn. "It is the only way we know if we have been effective and if we need to…
Laparoscopic gastric band surgery, buoyed by an obesity epidemic and improved clinical outcomes, has become a viable option for ambulatory surgery centers, but payors have been slow in extending coverage to surgery centers.
PDI (Professional Disposables International), a provider of infection prevention products for environmental hygiene, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene and patient care, has announced its Sani-Cloth Bleach is now EPA-registered in all 50 states, according to a PDI news release.
The laboratory of Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Ill., has earned accreditation from Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to an HFAP blog entry.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. On August 23, 2011, CMS invited providers to apply to help test and develop four different models of bundling payments. Letters of intent…
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization has created a free, downloadable handwashing poster targeted at children.
The Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety has published a free, downloadable poster to help ensure correct surgery.
Nap Gary, chief operating officer for Regent Surgical Health, discusses one of the management company's most successful ASC turnarounds, Marietta (Ohio) Surgery Center.
The FDA has developed a free, downloadable checklist for patients on how to use and maintain their medical device safely and effectively in your home.