Maine Rep. Adam Goode (D-Bangor) has submitted proposed legislation that would require Maine hospitals and nursing homes to screen high-risk patients for MRSA before they are admitted into the healthcare facility.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has added several updates to the Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care website, including new information about hospital-acquired infection prevention and control staffing and rates of newborn breastfeeding in hospitals, according…
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Tom Yerden, owner of TRY Health Care Solutions in North Fork, Idaho, says ambulatory surgery centers pass through three stages of growth, each requiring a different management style and even a different personality.
Chris McMenemy, vice president for administration at Ortmann Healthcare Consultants in Columbia, S.C., lists four considerations on dealing with architects and general contractors in constructing new ASCs.
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Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center, has received a letter of commendation from the World Health Organization for producing a training video on pulse oximetry.
ICD-10 will impact productivity of healthcare organizations on many levels, slowing the process of documentation, entering new codes and payor communication, according to an AAPC release.
A federal panel will meet today to discuss concerns over the use of anesthesia in young children, according to a New York Times report.