Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
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St. Mary Medical Center, part of the St. Joseph Health System in Southern California, has partnered with a pharmacy automation leader to reduce medication errors and improve its patient safety, according to a report from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP),…
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The following article is written by Michael McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, for Regent Surgical Health.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology published its free "Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections" in 2010.
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Here are profiles of 29 great presidents and CEOs in the surgery center industry. Each of these presidents and CEOs is a speaker at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified 10 major public health achievements of the first 10 years of the 21st century in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. The hardware implants used…