The Virginia Board of Medicine and the Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons are expected to work together to prevent inadequately trained providers from performing outpatient surgery, according to a VASPS release.
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A new study from Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia warns that patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of heart attacks, according to a SIFY News report.
The following article was written by Joseph Keane, director of ASC/GI sales for STERIS Corp. As we all know, ambulatory surgery centers operate differently from acute-care facilities. For example, they have limited resources compared to the typically larger acute-care…
Researchers conducted a study to assess healthcare professionals' and environment's influence on the nosocomial transmission of MRSA, according to an article published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine analyze whether medical school curriculum can change medical students' attitudes towards patient safety, according to an article published in BMJ Quality & Safety.
Although medical literature has shown computerized tomographic colonography and optical colonoscopy are both effective at detecting advanced adenomas, recent research indicates optical colonoscopy programs are significantly more effective at detecting non-advanced adenomas, according to an article published in American Journal…
Ken Bulow, COO of GENASCIS, identifies 10 key provisions and terms to look for in your surgery center's managed care contracts and offers recommendations for what you should expect under these terms.
Because many colorectal cancers develop as a result of missed lesions during an earlier colonoscopy, researchers assessed the rate and predictors of colorectal cancer diagnosed within three years of a colonoscopy, according to a study published in the American Journal…
Jackson Davis HealthCare cited the following five issues to consider when pursuing an appeal against a recovery audit contractor's decision.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is offering for the first time in 2011 a version of its handbook for organizations seeking Medicare Deemed Status.