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At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 29, LoAnn Vande Leest, RN, CEO of The Surgery Center in Franklin, Wis., and Fawn Esser-Lipp, RN, infection preventionist and OR manager at the center, discussed CMS' infection…

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 29, Marilyn Hanchett, RN, senior director of clinical innovation at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, discussed current infection control trends and what to watch…

Finding and hiring the best nursing talent for an ambulatory surgery center has always been — and always will be — a challenge, says Greg Zoch, partner and managing director at Kaye/Bassman International, a recruiting and search firm based out…

Cardinal Health has announced the launch of its Protexis(TM) Latex Blue with Neu-Thera sterile latex powder-free surgical gloves with emollient coating, according to a Cardinal Health news release.

Kathleen B. Stoessel, RN, BSN, MS, senior manager, clinical education of Kimberly-Clark Health Care, discusses the recently launched Kimberly-Clark HAI Patient Education Program aimed at educating patients about healthcare-associated infections and steps they can take to aid in their prevention.…

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, President and Chief Development Officer of Meridian Surgical Partners Kenny Hancock gave a presentation titled "Developing a Spine Driven ASC: the Essentials for Success."

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical, gave a presentation titled "Business Planning for Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine Driven Centers."

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Edward Glinski, DO, of the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, gave a presentation on the key issues facing ophthalmology in ASCs. The presentation focused on regulatory and compliance…

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, chairman of the board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, gave a presentation titled "Interventional Pain Management — What the Next Few…

HHS has finalized new standards that include a new requirement to add Mexican American and Chicano/a, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other Hispanic Latino/a or Spanish origin as explicit categories on all HHS-sponsored health surveys in order to reduce health disparities.…