The American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology have expressed their support and praise for a recent Johns Hopkins study about automatic faucets harboring potential bacteria.
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Patient, staff and physician satisfaction is essential to a happy, well-functioning ambulatory surgery center. Linda Deeming, RN, MBA/HCM, CNOR, facility administrator of Longmont (Colo.) Surgery Center, discusses six ways to gather and respond to feedback from every person that steps…
A great administrator is essential to the success of an ambulatory surgery center. Tasked with reducing costs, increasing revenue, boosting morale, satisfying surgeons and preparing for the future, administrators must be capable in multiple areas if they are to lead…
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The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., intends to appeal a denied certificate-of-need application for a new ambulatory surgery center in Clemmons, N.C., according to a report from The Business Journal.
In just the past few months, there has been a significant number of high profile ambulatory surgery center transactions, including the announced acquisitions of National Surgical Care by AmSurg, Foundation HealthCare and NovaMed. Kevin McDonough, senior manager at VMG Health,…
The following article is written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management. RACs are stepping up the pace in terms of ambulatory surgery center automated claims reviews.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has announced the development of new accreditation standards designed specifically for oral maxillofacial surgeons.
The Red Hills Surgical Center, a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center between Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and 35 local physicians, has opened, according to a news release from the hospital.