A recent study conducted at the University of North Carolina Health Care Ambulatory Surgical Center in Chapel Hill shows nurses who call patients three business days prior to a scheduled surgery decreases the daily cancellation rate by 53 percent, and…
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A new American Cancer Society study has linked higher numbers of colon cancer screenings to lower colon cancer death rates, according to an ACS release.
A new report shows cases linked to prescription drugs rose from 8 percent of all opiate treatment admissions in 1999 to 33 percent in 2009, according to a release by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
A new report shows adult obesity rates rose in 16 states and did not decline in any state in the past year, according to a release the Trust for America's Health.
The Florida surgeon general has temporarily suspended a requirement in the state's new pill mill law that physicians use new counterfeit-proof prescription pads, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
In new draft guidance, the FDA is proposing to exempt certain diagnostic and radiology devices from premarket notification requirements, according to an FDA release.
A new case study showed that hours for planned medical equipment maintenance could be reduced by using a disciplined, mathematical approach to preventive maintenance, according to a report by HealthImaging.
A recent webinar held by HealthCare Appraisers covered valuation issues impacting ambulatory surgery centers. The webinar featured Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, and Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, partners in HealthCare Appraisers.
Two hospitals in San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital and California Pacific Medical Center, have reported outbreaks of C. difficile, according to a San Francisco Examiner news report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review about the California C.…
Aenta now requires ambulatory surgery centers in New Jersey to receive precertification for outpatient endoscopy, arthroscopy and laparoscopy, according to the June 2011 issue of the Aetna OfficeLink Update and Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Committee of the…