A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, examined the safety of outpatient shoulder surgery in a geriatric population at freestanding ASCs.
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A new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Safety and Patient Quality identifies trends among prominent antimicrobial stewardship programs combating the threat of antibiotic resistance.
The vascular graft market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.3 percent to reach $3.8 billion by 2022 from $2.67 billion in 2017, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets.
Matthew Anderson and his management company, PMC, will pay $1.45 million to settle claims Cookeville (Tenn.) Center for Pain Management and its employees improperly billed Medicare and TennCare for painkillers, the Herald Citizen reports.
Nurses with Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact multistate licenses may begin practicing in eNLC states as of Jan. 19.
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Dissemination of an educational brochure improves disposal of unused opioids after surgery, a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found.
Here are 11 statistics on the percentage of revenue spend on ASC operating expenses for in-network centers, according to responses from HealthCare Appraisers' 2017 ASC Valuation Survey.
According to a study in the BMJ, duration of opioid prescription rather than dosage is more strongly associated with abuse among surgery patients without a history of recent or chronic opioid use.
Researchers from the Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Outcomes Research and University of Wisconsin created WoundCare, a smartphone application that allows patients to send surgical wound pictures to remote nurses, HealthCareBusiness reports. Both organizations are based in Madison, Wis.
Here are 10 statistics on shareholder equity at ASCs based on VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017 report.