CMS has told Mercy Medical Center St. Mary's in Knoxville, Tenn., that it must address patient safety issues or risk losing its Medicare funding in June, according to a report from the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has issued a brief for surgery centers to use as a guide when working with local media and public, and also in the coordination of a consistent industry-wide response, according to the ASCA's Government Update.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists has announced that The Joint Commission adopted recommendations on medication management issues as suggested by the ASA, along with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants and the Anesthesia Patient Safety…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is reminding anesthesiologists and providers that an important revision to the ASA's "Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring" is set to go into effect on July 1.
The National Patient Safety Foundation has announced it has awarded $200,000 in grants to two researchers to study rapid response team events and patient handoffs, according to a news release.
University of Michigan Health System, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., will start posting information about its quality and safety rankings online, according to an AnnArbor.com news report.