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The number of blind or visually impaired people in the United States is expected to double in 30 years, to 6.8 million, as the baby boomer generation ages, according to Vision Problems in the U.S., a report issued by the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, MD.
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) has a significant impact on the patient and health care provider. While routine prophylaxis to prevent PONV may seem desirable, wide variations in efficacy and costs of treatment suggest that routine use is not warranted.
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The recently announced national smallpox vaccination plan will have a significant impact on your same-day surgery program, whether you work in a hospital, surgery center, or office setting.
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Evaluating your same-day surgery space as you sit or crawl around the floor doesnt sound practical or necessary, and it is definitely not dignified, but it is essential when youre designing space to be used for pediatric patients.
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Sixty percent of participants in a second study on diagnostic colonoscopy, who also had participated in the first study, saw a significant decrease in some aspect of their procedure times.
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American Health Consultants now offers the Hospital Handbook on Smallpox Vaccination, a facilitywide resource containing all the information you need about smallpox vaccination in most heath care facilities and environments.
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Under the final rule for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), most off-campus hospital surgery centers no longer will fall under EMTALA.
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You and your facility waited more than a year for the final revisions to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), but are they really good news?
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The final version of the recently proposed changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) takes effect Nov. 10.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published proposed payment rates for hospital outpatient services, effective Jan. 1, 2004, and new rates for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), effective Oct. 1, 2003.
