Philip S. Koerper, MD, chief of anesthesia at Kentucky Surgery Center, recently sat down with an editorial staff member at Beckers ASC Review. He discusses five ways that ambulatory surgery center's anesthesiologists can help promote high-quality patient care and good…
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Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, CEO and executive director of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), discusses the top 10 patient safety issues facilities should tackle in 2011.
Introduction The process of patients giving their informed consent to medical treatment is a legal device that began in the 1950s in an attempt to enable patients a higher degree of autonomy in their treatment while simultaneously protecting doctors from…
Ambulatory surgery centers in California are facing a 20 percent reduction in reimbursement under proposed regulations from the California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), according to a news release from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.
Here are 10 things ambulatory surgery centers should know about proper hand hygiene, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.
In an article published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, details the latest enteroscopic modalities that currently aid gastroenterologists in evaluations of the small bowel.
Researchers suggest GI physicians should question patients about their use of over-the-counter medications, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, in order to help their interpretation of capsule endoscopy findings, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Two recovery audit contractors recently posted issues on their sites. But, like many RAC postings in the past, they present "confusing, incomplete and oftentimes contradictory information," wrote Ernie de los Santos, CIO for eduTrax, on the RAC Monitor website.
The new FAIR Health database, created under agreements with the New York attorney general's office and established as the arbiter of "usual, customary and reasonable" payment rates, is set to launch by late January, according to an American Medical News…