Ambulatory surgery centers performed essential procedures in the early months of the pandemic, with patients seeing "virtually no heightened risk" of contracting COVID-19, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ASC Quality Collaboration.
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Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center opened a 10-office otolaryngology practice, according to an Oct. 5 announcement.
Otolaryngologists were put on the front line of managing the COVID-19 pandemic as the loss of smell and taste were identified as symptoms. Otolaryngologist Jay Piccirillo, MD, shared insights about how the pandemic has affected otolaryngology for JAMA Otolaryngology Head…
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy released its annual report on state facility fee trends, finding that statewide net patient revenues were approximately $12.4 billion.
A woman in her 40s experienced a cerebrospinal fluid leak after a nasal swab test for COVID-19, according to an Oct. 1 JAMA Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery report.
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Smoke from wildfires has caused people to experience earaches, according to a Sept. 15 press release from Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine.
October 2020 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER 3 ASCs launching total joint programs Since the beginning of August, Becker’s ASC Review has reported on three ASCs launching total joint programs: ASC payer markets and trends: 5 leaders…
During the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses' virtual meeting, Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, moderated a panel discussion about the challenges ASCs are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, OR Manager reported Sept. 30.
Gov. Tom Wolf and Doug Jacobs, MD, CIO of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, outlined a plan to address comprehensive healthcare in Pennsylvania, according to an Oct. 6 report from Berks Community Television, a nonprofit news organization.
With news about a COVID-19 vaccine changing daily, ASC leaders have been thinking about how they'll handle policies when one becomes available. Here's what six leaders told Becker's ASC Review about their plans.