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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Inventory Management: Importance of Supply Management & Control."

David Blum, MD, of Weston Outpatient Surgical Center, spoke with a local ABC-news affiliate in Pembroke Park., Fla., about minimally invasive procedures for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for August 26, 2013.

Here are the 10 most popular patient safety tools for the week of Aug. 19 to 23, 2013, beginning with the most popular.

CMS will fine hospitals a total of $227 million for greater-than-expected readmission rates for the second year of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., now offers an alternative procedure to cervical spinal fusion using the SECURE-C Cervical Artificial Disc from Globus Medical, according to a Healthcare Global report.

Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are at a nine-fold risk of developing a MRSA surgical site infection compared with noncolonized patients, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The World Health Organization's five-part strategy to increase hand hygiene succeeded in five countries, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

The healthcare industry needs a robust measurement of adverse events to determine progress over time, according to a commentary in the American Journal of Medical Quality.

Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Medical Associates announced the addition of James Metcalf, MD, to Progressive Neurosurgery of CMA in Ithaca, through a regional neuromedicine initiative with the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, according to a report by The Lansing Star.