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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality published a benchmarking study on documenting patient allergies in ASCs.

The Leapfrog Group's 2020 ASC and outpatient survey didn't sit well with administrators, who told Becker's ASC Review that they found its conclusions "disheartening" and off-base. Now, the healthcare safety ratings company has revealed proposed changes for 2021.

Newsweek partnered with global research firm Statista to identify the 400 best ASCs in 25 states with the most facilities, including Pennsylvania.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health is expanding its use of technology for electronic hand hygiene monitoring, contract tracing and equipment tracking, according to a Nov. 30 announcement.

Surgeons have the highest-paying job in 22 states, Forbes reported Nov. 30 based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

  Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT and Allergy Associates signed a 15-year lease for a new clinic in Lake Success, N.Y.

  Oxford, N.C.-based Granville Health System plans to open an ENT practice next month, according to a Nov. 19 press release.

November/December 2020 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER The 11 specialties that haven’t recovered from COVID-19 While most outpatient specialties have recovered from COVID-19-related delays, some are still struggling, according to a study from Commonwealth Fund. ASCs in…

  A New York otolaryngologist paid $15,000 in a right-of-access settlement case, according to a Nov. 19 JD Supra report.

  Hearing loss specialists at Boston-based Massachusetts Eye and Ear published a column in The New England Journal of Medicine calling on the FDA to approve over-the-counter hearing aid devices, according to a Nov. 18 press release.