An analysis of sharps injuries among Massachusetts healthcare workers showed the incident of sharps injuries has decreased from 2002-2007, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
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Swedish Covenant Hospital has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building on the hospital's Chicago medical campus, according to a report from the Lincolnwood Review, a Chicago Sun-Times publication.
Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., is set to break ground on a new ambulatory surgery center in Elk Grove, Calif., according to a report from Glenbrooke News.
Chicago (May 17, 2011) — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announces a complimentary educational webinar for ambulatory surgery center leadership — "EHR in the ASC: Meaningful Use and What it Means for Your Center" — on Thursday, June…
The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States is seeking feedback to help the development of "apps" to aid with diagnosis and treatment of malignant hyperthermia.
According to an article published in AAOS Now, mobile-bearing implants for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty might be appealing, their design may not to offer clinical advantages over fixed bearing designs in the long term.
Here are 18 statistics about plastic surgery in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Research from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, suggests that commonly used anesthetics could cause brain damage in babies, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report.
Chicago — Mike Ditka, legendary NFL player and coach, will discuss "Leadership and Management in 2011" as a keynote at the upcoming 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues…
The Joint Commission has launched an online library offering tools and solutions that have been successfully implemented by healthcare organizations and reviewed by Joint Commission standards experts.