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More than 8,504 physicians weighed in on the best healthcare facilities for certain treatments in Medscape's recent survey.

Patrick Haley, administrator of Freedom, Calif.-based Central Coast Surgery Center, details what his surgery center staff members do to reduce the probability of wrong-site procedures and infections.

Robert Wears, PhD, an expert dedicated to improving patient safety, died at age 70, according to The Florida Times-Union.

A study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, found that providers do not clean their stethoscope between patient encounters, although it contributes to infection prevention.

Absentmindedly holding doors, a practice known as tailgating, open can allow unauthorized personnel access to secure areas, according to a blog by The Joint Commission.

June 2017 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review On the Cover The Next 5 Years for Spine Surgery in ASCs: Key Thoughts From Dr. Frank PhillipsFrank Phillips, MD, co-founder of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in…

World Health Organization's overall mission is to fight diseases plaguing citizens spanning the globe.

The Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge (La.) recently installed the Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot.

Despite their best efforts, infection and prevention leaders can struggle to keep facilities, especially in ASCs, due to limited resources available to implement a standardized environmental cleaning program. However, as all settings of care are susceptible to infection, ambulatory leaders…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fee-reauthorization bill that would triple the amount of time medical device companies have to report device malfunctions for certain products, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.