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Updated guidelines for all medical and dental practitioners regarding the monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation have been developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
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When she read the news stories and alerts from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations about fake surveyors, Suzanne L. Broome, RN, center director of Blue Ridge Surgery Center in Seneca, SC, instructed her staff to be sure to check the identification of anyone who claimed to be a surveyor.
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San Leandro (CA) Surgery Center typically experienced one or two patient falls a year, so managers were shocked when three falls occurred in a three-month period in early 2006.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of silicone breast implants. This decision comes 14 years after the FDA restricted access to the silicone implants because of safety concerns.
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He receives requests for certain songs. People bring their own CDs for him to play. And there are days that everyone in the room is tapping their toes.
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Eventually, we will all be the victim of unscrupulous individuals that wish to plunder our coffers of supplies, cash, or other value at our facilities. The issue is not how to deal with it after it occurs (a nightmare), but rather how to prevent it in the first place.
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According to a newly released report, reimbursement for gastroenterology procedures provided in surgery centers will decrease by as much as 20% in coming years, which will require a significant restructuring of many practices.
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Leaders of the ambulatory surgery community are praising Congress for passing a provision that requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop quality reporting requirements for ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient services.
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The acute palliative care unit at Summa Health System's Akron City Hospital takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs of patients with advanced complex illnesses and their families.
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Beginning on July 1, hospitals will be required to give Medicare patients a notice of their right to appeal their discharge within two days of admission, answer any questions, and then obtain the signature of the patient or his or her representative.