The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. When patients present their current drug regimens to your ambulatory surgery center, they should be inclusive not only of prescription medications but also…
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has expressed his desire to disband the council which oversees the state's certificate of need process, according to a report from The Providence Journal.
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In a follow-up to an HHS hearing on health reform, Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) submitted questions to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on topics including quality reporting by ambulatory surgery centers, according to an ASC Association release.
On March 9, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Political Action Committee hosted fundraising events for Congressmen Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tom Price (R-Ga.), according to an ASC Association release.
A study which examined 72 published studies from the United States and United Kingdom found that reducing the number of hours worked by physicians to less than 80 a week had neutral effects on patient safety, according to a press…
The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. It concerns where newly-enrolling and revalidating providers and suppliers will be placed in one of three screening categories — limited, moderate, or high. These categories represent the…
Blue Chip Surgical Partners Vice President of Operations Regina E. Dolsen, RN, BSN, MA, outlines eight steps ambulatory surgery centers can take to reduce the likelihood of errors with look-alike/sound-alike drugs.
Physician practices must start preparing now for the implementation of ICD-10 codes, according to an article published in the March edition of Physicians Practice Options.