Members of the Maryland Ambulatory Surgery Association recently visited Washington, D.C., where they met with their congressional delegation to discuss the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011 and other ASC issues, according to a report from the…
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Healthmark Industries, which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has announced the launch of a new product that can analyze a collected sample in 30 seconds and indicate…
The following article is written by Kathleen Bernicky, director of clinical operations, Ann O'Neill, director of clinical operations, and Carla Shehata, director of clinical operations, for Regent Surgical Health. Per the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) news this month, CMS…
2012 Nov/Dec Issue of Becker’s Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control Supplement7 Steps to Better Quality Control at Orthopedics & Spine Surgery Centers; 5 Key Areas CMS Looks At in ASC Surveys; 6 Important AAAHC Accreditation Updates to Know;…
Dennis Martin is senior vice president for client services and network development at Health Inventures in Broomfield, Colo.
As part of a civil settlement, four providers within Passport Health Plan will repay $26.4 million to the provider-sponsored HMO, based in Louisville, Ky. Read the full story at Becker’s Hospital Review.
Edward Hetrick, president and CEO of Facility Development and Management in Orangeburg, N.Y., outlines three points when an ambulatory surgery center may have to undergo syndication. Syndication involves bringing together physician-partners to create a new business or to reform the…
Opioids used in pain management can have a significant impact on sleep patterns, according to a report by Postgraduate Medicine.
Infusion pumps have been plagued with multiple FDA recalls in recent years, and some of the pumps identified in the recalls are still in use, according to a report by DotMed.
Younger children with amblyopia, or lazy eye, respond better to treatment than older children, according to a report by the Archives of Ophthalmology.