Results from a study suggest transfer patterns and transfer rate changes do not affect the nosocomial MRSA transmission, according to an abstract published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
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Surgery Centers in Beverly Hills, Calif., which rent out unused space to other surgeons may face a significant tax increase as a result, according to a report from the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASCS) has announced the launching of the Online Data Portal, a new system which will allow ambulatory surgery centers in the state to collect both quality benchmarking data and data required for the state's…
DCS Healthcare, the recovery audit contractor for Region A, posted the following CMS-approved audit issues on February 9-11.
In reference to President Obama’s FY 2012 budget, Health Industry Group Purchasing Association President Curtis Rooney says group purchasing organizations will be key in helping achieve cost containment and savings for American hospitals, Medicare, Medicaid programs and American taxpayers, according…
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To ensure its physicians and staff members in its ambulatory surgery centers follow proper hand hygiene guidelines, the Laser Spine Institute developed a hand hygiene observation record to track adherence to the hand rubbing and hand washing rules.
Patient alarms, meant to alert healthcare professionals of a crisis, sometimes go ignored and at times have led to patient deaths, according to a Boston Globe news report.
The Florida Department of Health has ordered an Orlando, Fla. pain management clinic, A Stop Pain Management, to be shut down after department officials found that the clinic violated state business statutes, according to an Orlando Sentinel news report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed a new agreement with King Systems, which manufactures and distributes airway management, anesthesia and respiratory medical devices, equipment and supplies.
Recent surveys conducted of venture capitalists and providers indicate both groups see 2011 as a big year for healthcare information technology.