Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce CNA HealthPro has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held…
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St. Joseph Hospital's Surgery Center in Eureka, Calif., was evacuated Monday morning after the relative of a former patient called in a bomb threat to the facility, according to a Contra Costa Times report.
The Colorado Health Department has issued a $3.2 million fine against Heart Check America, a scanning company with clinics in the Denver area, for safety and monitoring violations, according to a Denver Post report. The fine follows a chain of…
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council, an independent, third-party inspection organization for healthcare laundry facilities, has awarded the Clifton, N.J., branch of ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists HLAC Accreditation, according to an ImageFIRST news release.
The Joint Commission has published a presentation of the 2011/12 National Patient Safety Goals.
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Davidson Urology, with locations in Lexington and Thomasville, N.C., now offer photo-selective laser vaporization prostatectomy, or PVP, according to a report from The Dispatch.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has enhanced a federal program designed to help healthcare providers improve healthcare quality, according to an agency release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on CMS’ QIO program.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, has selected ProVation Order Sets as the hospital's electronic order set solution.
Scott Palmer, president and COO of SourceMedical's surgery division, discusses the effect of information technology on ambulatory surgery centers.