The Traybelt Sterility Wrap Protection from Cygnus Medical is designed to protect the integrity of CSR wraps. The tray belts are used outside of the sterile wrapping and can prevent abrasion marks and damage that might occur from dragging and…
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released an executive summary on its study of how healthcare organizations can use innovative human resource practices, also called high-performance work practices, to promote safety and quality in healthcare. Read the full…
Here are profiles of 44 great presidents, CEOs and company founders in the surgery center industry. Each of these presidents and CEOs is a speaker at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29; Chicago). Note: Presidents and CEOs…
Newport Bay Surgery Center in Newport Beach, Calif., will be holding an open house and health fair on Aug. 12, and the event's special guest will be U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R-CA), according to a news release from the ambulatory…
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.
The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. So you think the Department of Health and Human Services isn't serious about enforcement of HIPAA? Better think again. Here are just a few of…