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The Education Committee of the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has developed a three-disc DVD/CD package for Medicare certification, titled the "Medicare Accreditation Assistant for Achieving AAAASF Medicare Accreditation/Certification," to assist ambulatory surgery centers with accreditation.
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In a "call to action," sharps safety experts are targeting gaps in needlestick prevention and seeking to spur a new commitment to make improvements.
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I admit to being more concerned about the above than what is happening with my own staff in my own centers. Deliberate? No. I just don't think of checking on my own staff members to see if their needs are met. I am paying them and providing benefits. Isn't that enough? What else do they need?
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of children who developed serious adverse effects or died after taking codeine for pain relief after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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A patient safety team including researchers in the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality reported a one-third cut in the rate of costly and potentially lethal surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal operations after requiring use of a simple safety checklist and urging caregivers to speak up if they see potentially unsafe practices.
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In the Quality Report released by the ASC Quality Collaboration, falls in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have increased for the first quarter 2012 to 0.153 per 1,000 admissions. This number is higher than the second, third, or fourth quarters of 2011, the group reports.
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Although patients might need the strong pain relief that only opioids can provide, a Sentinel Event Alert issued by The Joint Commission urges healthcare providers to take specific steps to prevent serious complications or even deaths from opioid use.
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Results of a nationwide survey of hospital executives who make decisions regarding capital equipment in hospitals indicated that operating room (OR) caseloads and costs will continue to rise over the next three years, driven by growth in both outpatient and inpatient procedures.
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A patient shows up for outpatient surgery and informs you she has a microdermal implant. You're not sure exactly what that is or what that means in terms of pressure points, friction when moving, or other issues.
