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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) places significant emphasis on organizations meeting OSHA regulations and performing proper waste management. However, these are areas where facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers, frequently struggle, says Scott J. Trimas, MD, FACS, a…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Aisthesis has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held Oct.…
Joining 19 other states, the Delaware legislature has passed a law requiring payors to cover prosthetics at a level equal to coverage for other medical services, according to a report by the Washington Examiner.
Walter J. Coyle, MD, director of the Scripps Clinic Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, discussed the potential benefits of seven probiotics on the market in Internal Medical News.
Terry Kaiura, MD, an ophthalmologist, has joined San Luis Obispo, Calif., Eye Associates, according to a release from the practice.
In cases in two Texas cities, painkillers appear to have been stolen while being sent to patients through the U.S. Postal System, according to a report by WFAA Radio.
A licensed practical nurse must surrender her license and serve five years of probation after pleading guilty last year to falsifying documents to cover up negligent care she delivered to a patient, according to an Albany Times Union report.
A new study links the intestinal membrane receptor protein guanylyl cyclase-C to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to a release by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
A variety of new monitoring devices launched in recent years has expanded options for aging residents to stay independent at home, according to a report by the Boston Globe.