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Children undergoing general anesthesia for surgery or other procedures are more likely to have adverse respiratory events if they recently had a cold or other upper respiratory infection (URI).
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A video that is tailored to the specific needs of office-based and ambulatory programs explains The Joint Commission's focus on continuous performance improvement with survey techniques such as the tracer methodology.
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The 2008 payment system from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) additional payments for radiology, devices, and drugs or biologics used in procedures, according to the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA).
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In a final payment rule for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) predicts that HOPD payment would increase by 3.8%, considering market basket update and other factors.
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Last month I wrote about my annoyances in the surgical environment, and I obviously touched a nerve for many of you.
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Failed relationships, evenings better forgotten, and a desire to go against society norms are just a few of memories evoked by tattoos that a growing number choose to remove.
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Extra help in reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) can come from an unlikely source: a pain management pump.
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The growth rate of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the United States is exceeding that of hospitals and is expected to keep climbing, according to a report from the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) in Alexandria, VA.
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A 27-year-old former college football player came in for an elective procedure to relieve hip pain. According to media reports, he hoped the surgery would clear a path for him to audition for a professional football team.
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Many health care providers are formally adopting policies that state they will not bill patients or insurers for the worst type of mistakes known as "never events" because they should never happen. One example is intraoperative or immediately postoperative death in an ASA Class I patient.
