The Joint Commission is updating pain assessment and management standards for accredited ambulatory care facilities, office-based surgery organizations and critical access hospitals.
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A cluster of surgery centers and outpatient centers are shutting down operations as Hurricane Florence closes in.
A third-party vendor error exposed patient data at Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care, DataBreaches.net reports.
Becker's ASC Review spoke with Naomi Kuznets, PhD, vice president and senior director of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality Improvement about the top deficiencies cited in this year's AAAHC Quality Roadmap, and how ASCs can…
Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital plans to reorganize to focus more on more sustainable outpatient services, according to a press release posted on the hospital's Facebook page.
Surgeons and physicians can help alleviate the risk of patients becoming addicted to opioids by improving coordination about the prescription of opioids after surgery, University of Michigan researchers found.
September/October Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER The best opportunity to improve ASC profitability in 2-3 yearsFive ASC administrators discuss the biggest opportunity for improved profitability at their centers in the future. Click here to continue Will outpatient…
Physicians can effectively manage patients' pain using fewer pills without compromising patient comfort or satisfaction, according to Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Associate Professor Chad Brummett, MD.
October Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER How 4 ASCs are improving the patient experienceFour ASC administrators discuss how they are improving the patient experience. Click here to continue Cardiovascular surgery center opens in Kansas: 4 things to…
Pranav Patel, MD, of Burr Ridge, Ill., was indicted by the North District of Illinois' U.S. Attorney's Office after he allegedly submitted fraudulent health insurance claims totaling at least $950,000, the Chicago Sun Times reports.