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Surgical Tell-All: When the Infection Control Consultant Becomes the Patient

Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, has seen the inside of many a medical facility in her consulting work, where she observes ASC professionals for infection prevention compliance and best practices. But how did she fare when she found herself on the receiving end of a surgical ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Blog
New Ruling Reveals the Future of Washington-Directed Healthcare

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former senior adviser to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), warns that a new ruling by CMS will force people to get open-heart surgeries that might have been avoidable. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Blog
Monitoring Technology for PCA Pumps Can Prevent Adverse Events with Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Current technology is available to catch and prevent many adverse events with PCA pumps, yet healthcare providers can still be leery to implement them. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Articles
CMS Releases Quality Reporting Manual for ASCs

The CMS manual for the ASC quality reporting program is now available. Of note is an eligibility amendment to the requirement for implementing a safe surgery checklist as of Jan. 1, 2012. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
Cosmetic Surgery Numbers Continue to Grow

Despite the current financial climate, the number of cosmetic procedures carried out in the United States increased by nearly 9 percent during 2010, according to figures released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) this month. ...More
March 30, 2012
Posted in News
3 Rules to Correct Benign and Malignant Skin Lesion Excision Coding

With the increased popularity of skin lesion removal, proper coding can be a challenge. ...More
March 15, 2012
Posted in Articles
Wrong Site Surgery Tool Released

Reducing the risk of wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong patient surgery is critical to patient safety and the reputation of any healthcare organization. ...More
February 16, 2012
Posted in News
AORN Issues Implementation Guide for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has published an Implementation Guide for the "Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items (RSIs)." The guide, in the February 2012 issue of AORN Journal, is the third in a series of Journal ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News
Mazor Robotics Enters U.S. Spine ASC Market

New system enables spinal endoscopy, including ambulatory, minimally invasive treatment of disc diseases ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in News
FDA and Partners Working to Prevent Surgical Fires

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is building a coalition of public and private healthcare organizations to prevent a medical error — the surgical fire. A surgical fire is a fire that occurs in, on or around a patient undergoing a medical or surgical procedure. An ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in News

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