The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has announced a comprehensive set of resources to help ambulatory care facilities develop and maintain infection control programs, according to an APIC news release.
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The Nevada State Health Division's Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance delivered a cease operations letter to the Clinica de Mujeres, a Las Vegas clinic owned by Vickie Mazzorana, MD, for performing surgeries without a license, according to a…
ASCs around the country have begun to take steps to automate many of their manual processes, such as registration, perioperative services and payment posting, using the Internet and other technology. Although the practice is not yet widely used, experts predict…
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The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals and the Catholic Health Association have agreed to contribute $155 billion over the course of 10 years to finance healthcare coverage for the nation's uninsured, according to a report in the…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports of instances in which pieces of tissue have remained within certain arthroscopic shavers, a device used in some orthopedic surgical procedures, even after the cleaning process was believed to have been…
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Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., has announced the launch of a new laparoscopic and robotic surgery center, according to a report in the Daily Times.
Sami S. Abbasi. Mr. Abbasi is the chairman and CEO of National Surgical Care. Prior to joining National Surgical Care, he served as president and CEO of Radiologix, a leading national provider of diagnostic imaging services. Mr. Abbasi is the…
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