Adding Spine Surgery to an existing ambulatory surgery center is not an easy task, says Jay Rom, president of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners in Cincinnati.
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The Agency on Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is asking customers of Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) to participate in a case study focusing on new discharge standards implemented in fall 2009, according to an HFAP report.
Researchers found no evidence that a single, relatively brief anesthetic exposure connected to hernia repair in infancy reduced academic performance during adolescence, according to a report published in Anesthesiology.
Weight-loss surgery can reduce incidence and severity of migraine headaches, according to results from a study of 24 severely obese patients who suffered from migraines, reported by the L.A. Times.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently released several teaching tools to physicians to improve identification and treatment of patients suffering from substance abuse, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Intercell AG and Merck & Co. have been advised to halt patient enrollment in a test of a vaccine that would prevent infection caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Several notable anesthesiologists discussed the difference between sodium thiopental, a drug traditionally used in lethal injections, and a three-drug cocktail containing pentobarbital, according to a New York Times report.
The Facial Rejuvenation Centre Surgery Suite in Saint Augustine, Fla., has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from The St. Augustine Record.
An internal CMS memo obtained by the Hill provides some unusually frank answers to "sensitive or controversial" questions that might be asked about the proposed regulations for accountable care organizations released on March 31.