NYU Medical Center in New York is the latest hospital to implement technology designed to enhance patient safety, according to a New York Daily News report. The device scans patient’s palms with infrared light to read unique imprints. The imprints…
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed a free, downloadable survey that focuses on patient safety culture in outpatient medical offices.
Wondering why you should attend the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held Oct. 27-29, 2011, at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago? Here are 10 testimonials from attendees of past ASC Communications conferences.
The West Clinic, based in Memphis, Tenn., has received accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from the Memphis Daily News.
The following article is written by Manisha Shah-Bugaj, director of marketing in the surgical energy division of Gyrus ACMI, an Olympus company. Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies (surgical removal of the uterus) are performed annually in the United States, with an estimated…
The Surgical Institute of Monroe (Mich.), a new ambulatory surgery center, has recently opened, according a report from The Monroe Evening News.
FDA: Serious Complications Associated With Surgical Mesh for Transvaginal Repair of POP are Not Rare
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an update on serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), indicating these complications are not rare, according to a report from the FDA and AORN.
The following article is written Brian Fanning, product manager for ScopeGuide and colonoscopes, and Nadine Clark, product manager for GI and OR accessories, at Olympus America. Despite the routine nature of many colonoscopies, two things frequently occur that can…
The World Health Organization offers a free, downloadable poster showing how to properly handrub with an alcohol-based formulation and handwash using soap and water.
Here are 20 statistics about surgery center staff salaries over the past few years, according to data from the ASC Association's 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey and 2010 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey.