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Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, 2018:
New research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty found patients who had outpatient hip or knee arthroplasty surgery in an ASC had a higher level of satisfaction than patients who had undergone inpatient surgery.
The AAAHC released a toolkit covering the elements of medication reconciliation, helping ASCs avoid medical errors and adverse drug events.
Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Calif.) opened the Bonnie Uytensgu and Family Surgery and Intervention Center.
The Athens, Ala.-based The Orthopaedic Center is set to open an outpatient surgery center next month, DecaturDaily reported.
The Olean (N.Y.) Common Council unanimously approved a measure asking Olean General Hospital and its parent, Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, to revisit contract negotiations with Olean-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists, the Olean Times Herald reports.
Developers make four major mistakes when putting together ASC pro formas, according to HCTadvisor.
Alcon issued a global recall of CyPass Micro-Stent and advised surgeons to immediately stop implanting the device in patients after reviewing long-term safety data, Verdict Medical Devices reports.
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Ophthalmology boosted its staff by adding Margaret Baumgartner, OD, and Robert Baltierra, Jr., OD.