The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has awarded Morris (Ill.) Hospital and Healthcare Centers with full accreditation, according to a report from the Morris Daily Herald.
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In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings, the CDC identifies 15 self-reported factors for poor adherence with hand hygiene.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a free, downloadable environmental cleaning evaluation worksheet.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce HealthCare Appraisers has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held…
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has announced its support of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality and Access Act of 2011 (H.R. 2108, S. 1173), recently lobbying for passage of these bills during ASIPP's 13th Annual Meeting in Washington,…
The following article is written by Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director for Regent Surgical Health. ICD-10/5010 is rapidly approaching — is your facility ready? With less than six months to go before the first mandated phase of ICD-10, facilities…
The Sheridan County (Wyo.) Chamber of Commerce has profiled the Sheridan Surgery Center in a "Featured Member of the Month" column.
Lakes Surgery Center of West Bloomfield (Mich.) recently received a perfect score on a survey that tested their ability to provide safe, quality healthcare, earning them national accreditation and The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.
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