Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced Patricia Klancer, senior director, supply chain, Amerinet Diagnostix, was elected as a new member to the GS1 Healthcare U.S. Leadership Team.
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Chicago IL USA – Dec. 14, 2010 -- Becker's ASC Review announced today it is seeking speakers for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference, taking place June 9-11 2011, in Chicago, IL.
Larry Teuber, MD, president of Medical Facilities Corp., discusses four common ASC supply chain mistakes that lose centers money.
Anesthesiologists should not start with the consideration of how to handle difficult intubation, but rather the other variables that affect outcome of patients presenting with impaired cardiopulmonary function, according to a report published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesiology.
TriMedx, a provider of clinical engineering and technology asset management, has announced it has partnered with Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, Mich., to provide medical equipment management services.
SourceMedical has announced its director of client services has achieved the Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) certification from the Board of Ambulatory Surgery.
Josiah Lamz, director of marketing for MedBridge, says up-front collections are one of the most effective ways to maximize payment on individual cases. "I commonly see that centers don't collect anything from patients on the date of service or they…
Government regulators are tightening rules and standards over infection control practices in the healthcare arena, forcing payors and accrediting bodies to follow suit to also keep a more discriminating eye on healthcare providers. Renea Goode, director of nursing, and Miranda…
Two maintenance managers employed by Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., have been charged with accepting at least $625,000 in kickbacks from inflated invoices filed by contracted vendors, according to a Sun Sentinel news report.
Researchers suggest that use of an automated UV-emitting device can effectively reduce the number of pathogens in patient rooms contaminated with MRSA, VRE, C. difficile and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, according to the study's abstract.