The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASCS) has announced the launching of the Online Data Portal, a new system which will allow ambulatory surgery centers in the state to collect both quality benchmarking data and data required for the state's…
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There are several local and national aspects of the healthcare environment ambulatory surgery center leaders must consider when writing and implementing their strategic goals for the coming years. Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of operations of Pinnacle III and…
DCS Healthcare, the recovery audit contractor for Region A, posted the following CMS-approved audit issues on February 9-11.
In reference to President Obama’s FY 2012 budget, Health Industry Group Purchasing Association President Curtis Rooney says group purchasing organizations will be key in helping achieve cost containment and savings for American hospitals, Medicare, Medicaid programs and American taxpayers, according…
To ensure its physicians and staff members in its ambulatory surgery centers follow proper hand hygiene guidelines, the Laser Spine Institute developed a hand hygiene observation record to track adherence to the hand rubbing and hand washing rules.
Patient alarms, meant to alert healthcare professionals of a crisis, sometimes go ignored and at times have led to patient deaths, according to a Boston Globe news report.
Researchers suggest that patients taking isotretinoin are at much higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
FDA Draft Guidance: Recommended Warning for Surgeon's and Patient Examination Gloves That Use Powder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drafted a guidance document which recommends the use of a warning statement on labels for powdered medical gloves, specifically surgeon's gloves and patient examination gloves, according to the FDA and a report from…
Researchers found balanced propofol sedation, consisting of propofol in combination with midazolam and meperidine, resulted in improved provider and patient satisfaction over conventional sedation while displaying similar adverse events after GI therapeutic procedures, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal…
Frederic Gerges, MD, has recently been appointed as director of St. Elizabeth’s Pain Management Center in Boston, according to a Lexington Minuteman news report.