Research findings show surgeons' stress levels increase significantly with the duration of surgery and amount of blood loss during surgery, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has voted 15 to 1 to recommend CMS require prior authorization before certain physicians can order imaging tests, according to a Cardiovascular Business report. The recommendation would apply to those physicians who order more advanced…
Hematologist and oncologist Ki I. Song, MD, of Matawan, N.J., has been accused of selling fraudulent drug prescriptions to Medicaid patients in a restaurant parking lot, receiving large sums of cash in exchange, according to a release from the office…
Data from the Virginia Department of Health showed central line-associated bloodstream infections at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va., have decreased dramatically over the past three years, according to a hospital news release.
Here is a chart which identifies different types of equipment and indicates the level of disinfection or sterilization needed. [1,2] Editor's note: The following chart was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from APIC.
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The following article is written by Ann O'Neill, director of clinical operations, Regent Surgical Health. Ambulatory Surgery Centers will be required to implement Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) within the next few years. Participation in Medicare/Medicaid will depend on…
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones communicated his continued support for the ASC industry and the benefits it provides to healthcare reform at the California Ambulatory Surgery Association's fifth annual Corporate and Health Plan Summit, according to a CASA release.
The ASC Association has filed an Amicus Brief with the Arizona Supreme Court in support of two member facilities that are contesting the out-of-network rates paid by a state workers' compensation carrier.
Patient advocates, policy experts and physicians offer conflicting opinions on the emergence of opioid contracts, used by pain physicians to ensure patients do not abuse or sell their opioid prescriptions, according to a Washington Post news report.
Eight companies across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries have formed a coalition promoting sustainable, cost-effective recycling solutions for plastic products and materials used in the delivery of healthcare.