Leadership

The 15th annual National Time Out Day is approaching, and The Joint Commission and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses want surgical care teams to remember the importance of presurgical checks.

Highmark Health added former JPMorgan executive Debbie Demchak and former Richard King Mellon Foundation director Scott Izzo to its board.

A study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that ophthalmology patient EHRs frequently had discrepancies between medications discussed in clinician notes and the actual medications on a medication list.

Work-life balance can directly affect the quality of patient care, according to Simplify ASC, a surgery center management platform company.

An ENT specialist is the newest provider at Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center's surgery center, according to local news affiliate KMA Broadcasting.

Dothan, Ala.-based Eye Center South clinicians will perform at least 40 free cataract surgeries in August as part of its "Gift of Sight" campaign, the Dothan Eagle reports.

Willmar, Minn.-based Carris Health Surgery Center celebrated the one-year anniversary of its surgery center's first procedure on May 24, Lakeland Broadcasting reports.

Temple Terrace, Fla.-based Vascular Interventions of Tampa rebranded to Azura Vascular Care Tampa after it closed a strategic partnership with national vascular specialty service provider Azura Vascular Care.

Alexander Hennig, MD, is the new medical director of the Gilford, N.H.-based Hillside Surgery Center, according to the Laconia Daily Sun. He assumed the new role at the beginning of April.

Becker's ASC Review reported the following ASC company executive moves so far in 2019: