The federal government has greatly increased its regulatory efforts related to investigating, prosecuting and combating healthcare fraud.1 This focus, combined with the movement of physician providers into employment, medical director or other compensation relationships with local hospitals, has led to…
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: Is it expected that insulin, PPD and vaccines that are multiple-dose vials be dated and the…
The rates of cancer and cancer-related deaths in Wisconsin have declined between 1997 and 2007, with the greatest decline occurring among colorectal cancer patients, according to a Journal Sentinel news report.
Wireless connectivity could contribute to the trend of reduced healthcare costs and improved patient care, according to a Design News report.
Results of a HIMSS ICD-10/5010 Readiness Survey show that one-third of respondents reported not being prepared for 5010 compliance, which is the latest version of standards for the conversion of electronic health records, according to a HIMSS news release.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded a contract to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to develop a pilot of the FDA's Sentinel System, which will use automated healthcare data to evaluate medical product safety, according to an FDA news…
Results from a hospital case study suggests healthcare professionals are still exhibiting low rates of hand hygiene compliance before gloving, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The economy is only slowly starting to turn around, and Medicare reimbursements are taking a hit as well. It's no wonder, with the future looking so grim, that ASCs are nervous and anxious about how to remain competitive and financially…
When Anne Hargrave-Thomas, administrator/CEO, and Jennifer Butterfield, clinical nurse manager, for Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich., joined the ambulatory surgery center five years ago, they saw that one of the biggest challenges facing the ASC was a poorly…
The following article is written by Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances. It's been all anyone can talk about at association conferences: who sold their ambulatory surgery center or radiation oncology center … and who sold for…