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'SDS' reader survey is now online
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AAAHC Institute releases benchmarks
Latest report covers 4 procedures -
July issue: Best tips from your peers about how not to get sued
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Guidelines updated for bariatric surgery
Significant new scientific evidence published over the last four years has prompted three major medical societies to change their guidance on who should receive metabolic and bariatric surgery and which methods should be used. -
Follow industry news while it is happening
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This month: Best cost-saving tips from your peers
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Outpatient surgery center targets worker wellness
Outcomes-based incentives for employer-sponsored workplace wellness programs are expected to become more common as a result of provisions in the Affordable Care Act that encourage their use, but some employers aren't waiting. -
CDC tools help ensure every injection is safe
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition have released new materials to make it easier for clinicians and others working in healthcare to learn and train others about following safe injection practices. -
PA facilities implement wrong-site best practices
More than 30% of Pennsylvania healthcare facilities have successfully implemented 21 potential recommendations for preventing wrong-site surgery, according to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA). Such efforts go a low way toward avoiding potentially costly lawsuits. -
Are you throwing away money with unnecessary routine preop tests?
Are you performing unnecessary preoperative tests? If so, you're wasting expensive staff time required to conduct them and analyze them, as well as supplies needed to conduct them. In addition, you're experiencing potentially unnecessary surgical delays due to false positives.