Hospitals and surgery centers are increasingly implementing light emitting diode backlight technology in their operating rooms. This echoes the example of consumers, who have been flocking to replace their power-hungry LCD televisions with more cost-efficient LED versions.
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Here are five tools for surgery centers to use toward improved infection control processes.
Gainesville (Ga.) Surgery Center, a fully accredited outpatient surgery center, is seeking a Director of Nursing to lead the clinical team. Gainesville Surgery Center is a member of the Surgical Care Affiliates Community. SCA operates 145 surgical facilities, including surgery…
This article was put together by Versus and Northwest Michigan Surgery Center and re-published in Becker's ASC Review.
Health Inventures, a surgical and physician services company based in Westminster, Colo., selected Medline Industries as its primary vendor distribution partner for medical and surgical supplies, according to a release.
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The Illinois Department of Human Services has announced that it's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) has joined The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's PMP InterConnect program, which will allow for greater identification and prevention of prescription drug abuse.
The Flagler County Commission in Florida will consider approving an ordinance to regulate pain clinics in a meeting Wednesday, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
Leaders from Excela Health Latrobe (Pa.) Hospital shared (pdf) four lessons learned from a neurosurgical site infection initiative at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 24th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care.
IPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for New York state, offers three free hand hygiene videos on the website of the Greater New York Hospital Association.
Patricia Adamski, RN, MS, MBA, director of the Standards Interpretation Group at The Joint Commission, presented (pdf) strategies for patient safety compliance at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 24th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care.