The Endocrine Society has announced the release of a new clinical practice guideline for post-operative bariatric surgery patients addressing nutritional and endocrine management.
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A West Des Moines, Iowa urologist has been fined $5,000 by the Iowa Board of Medicine and is not permitted to practice general surgery after being accused of poor record-keeping and doing "overly aggressive" operations, according to a Des Moines…
A study published in the AORN Journal assessed methods of preventing transmissible infections in the perioperative setting, according to the study's abstract.
The Department of Health & Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will award $34 million for projects focused on preventing healthcare-associated infections, according to an AHRQ news release.
In a study published in Gastroenterology, researchers sought to determine the association between the presence of serrated colorectal polyps and colorectal neoplasia, based on evidence that serrated polyps have different malignant potential than traditional adenomas, according to the study's abstract.
Real estate investment trust Cogdell Spencer acquired St. Francis Outpatient Center in Greenville, S.C. in July, according to a news release on the company's third quarter 2010 financial results.
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Joyce K. (Deno) Thomas, senior vice president operations for Regent Surgical Health, says some physician-owners of ASCs view their ASC as a bank and use it as such. She describes what ASCs need to do to avoid this scenario. Joyce…
In his famous book, Good to Great, author-professor Jim Collins implores us to "aim high." He claims that the enemy of great is simply attempting to be good. Well, many analysts and observers view the overall performance record of the…
Auburn Hills (Mich.) Surgicenter received a certificate of need from the Michigan Department of Community Health on Sept. 30, according to Justine Corday, managing partner of Adjuvant Partners.