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The National Quality Forum Board has approved for endorsement a list of 29 serious reportable events in healthcare, according to an NQF news release.
National Fit Testing Services has expanded its in-service training program to help first responders and other affected healthcare workers meet OSHA respiratory protection standards, according to an OSHA news release.
A recent Consumer Reports analysis suggests even well-known health systems, such as The Cleveland Clinic, may struggle to keep infection rates low, according to a Consumer Reports news release.
Last Friday, Terry L. Woodbeck CEO of Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital, spoke about reducing implant costs at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Conference in Chicago. After analyzing various solutions to reduce implant costs at Tulsa Spine,…
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In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, Blake Curd, MD, board chairman of Surgical Management Professionals and a hand and microvascular orthopedic surgeon, shared four points on performing…
In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, James Lynch, MD, Surgery Center of Reno, gave insight into the next five years of spine surgery in ASCs within the…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has submitted comments on Medicare's proposed accountable care organization rule, according to a report from ASCA in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.