The demand for nurse practitioners over the next decade will be stronger than initially thought, according to research in the July issue of Medical Care.
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Here are 10 surgery center leaders who also have leadership positions on the board of directors for their state's ambulatory surgery center association. Information was not available for all Midwestern surgery centers.
Jeremy Scarlett, MD, a pain management physician with Advanced Pain Management in Milwaukee, Wis., discusses the pros and cons of pain management in Accountable Care Organizations. While accountable care organizations could include several different models, their purpose is to coordinate…
The National Quality Forum's board of directors voted on June 25 to uphold its initial decision to endorse a new all-cause hospital-wide readmissions measure.
ECRI Institute patient safety organization has recommended four strategies (pdf) to safely administer medication through intravenous infusions.
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The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management has released strategies to combat five preventable safety events.
Jeremy Scarlett, MD, is a pain management physician with Advanced Pain Management in Milwaukee, Wis.
The Columbia Eye Surgery Center, located in Columbia SC, is actively recruiting for a Chief Operating Officer to manage daily operations, supervise a highly talented staff of 20+ professionals, oversee the surgical outcomes of over 5,000 surgeries and lasers yearly,…
The city council of Hialeah, Fla., this week approved an ordinance limiting the establishment of new pain management clinics in commercial districts, according to a Miami Herald report.
Millennium Laboratories this week released a saliva-based test that enables physicians to more accurately gauge a patient's reaction to painkillers before prescribing. The Millennium Pharmacogenetic Testing detects genetic variations that may affect the way a patient handles commonly-prescribed chronic pain…