Patient mortality at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System dropped approximately one-third with the implementation of a mortality review committee, according to a study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
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A surgical risk calculator can accurately predict patient outcomes, according to a study in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has named Richard Kronick, PhD, an expert in causes and consequences of lack of health insurance, as its new director, according to a report from Medpage Today.
Mike Haldane is vice president and general manager of clinical documentation for ProVation Medical, a health information technology company. In this role, Mr. Haldane is responsible for leading marketing initiatives, clinical content development, client services, sales and finance.
Amerinet, a group purchasing organization, has announced that its 2014 member conference will be held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
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As ambulatory surgery centers face the challenges of the current healthcare climate, ASC leaders must develop strategies to maintain success at their facilities. Here are six statistics on strategies being employed in surgery centers, according to a 2011 Provista ASC…
Lindsay Rinnan is a manger of business development at the ambulatory surgery center management and development company Blue Chip Surgery Center Partners. Ms. Rinnan has more than a decade of experience in the healthcare industry.
Here are ambulatory surgery center specialties that ASC management companies found desirable in 2010 compared to specialties that are found to be desirable in 2013, according to HealthCare Appraisers 2010 ASC Valuation Survey and 2013 ASC Valuation Survey.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Brett Chambers and Jim Stilley, MHA, CASC, FACHE, will give a presentation titled "From Chaos to Calm: Improving Patient Flow With RTLS Technology."
Researchers surveyed orthopedic surgeon department chairs, journal editors, editorial board members of orthopedic journals and past presidents of major orthopedic associations to gain insight into their motivation, academic background, accomplishments, emotional and physical health and job satisfaction. They published their…