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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has revised a proposal to test a system for collecting patients' reports of safety events.

RSB Spine signed an exclusive distribution and licensing agreement with JMF Group of Thailand, owned by the Mahe Group, to have its spine fusion devices distributed in Asia, Europe and South America.

The 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference from June 13 to 15 in Chicago now has a mobile app download. This exclusive orthopedic, spine and pain management-focused ASC conference brings together surgeons, physician leaders, administrators and ASC…

State and federal quality programs are increasing the use of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey, according to a report by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Stephen Kovach will give a presentation titled "Orthopedic Instrumentation and its Challenges for Reprocessing."

In four years, less than 0.2 percent of healthcare workers have left their job due to a mandatory influenza vaccination policy at a hospital, according to a study to be presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated guidelines to include guidance on emergency equipment requirements for ambulatory surgery centers, according to an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association of Illinois report.

Registered QualityNet users from ambulatory surgery centers are now able to enroll for access to the Secure QualityNet Portal, which will be required to complete program requirements beginning July 1.

Most physician leaders think online physician ratings are inaccurate, unreliable and not widely used by patients, according to a survey from the American College of Physician Executives.

Fifteen percent of endoscopes at five hospitals did not meet sterilization standards, posing an infection risk for patients, according to a study to be presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology…