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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

New Jersey medical authorities are investigating the incidence of and issuing alerts on unlicensed cosmetic surgery providers after 6 women suffered...

Rotator Cuff Repair Restores Strength, Not Function

Rotator cuff surgery may restore a patient's normal shoulder strength, but mobility issues persist in the repaired joint, according to researchers a...

Do Patients Expect Too Much From Joint Replacement?

Even with a thorough pre-op education program, more than two-thirds of joint replacement patients don't share the expectations that their surgeons d...

Accrediting/Quality
Getting or maintaining accreditation, credentialing and quality management programs.
June 2009
Would You Believe Our Accreditation Surveyor Dinged Us For ... ?
A missing expiration date. On a bottle of glass cleaner. That's it. That's the only thing that the accreditation surveyor dinged The Surgery Center in Middleburg Heights...
October 2008
Mock Surveys Done Right
Mock surveys should feel like the real deal. Challenge your staff. Learn to speak the accreditation language. Target flaws in your clinical care and fix them. Above all,...
Accrediting/Quality
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  Top 15 Regular Issue Articles
Would You Believe Our Accreditation Surveyor Dinged Us For ... ? (6/2009)
Mock Surveys Done Right (10/2008)
Top 14 Accreditation Slip-ups (8/2008)
This Just In (5/2008)
Ideas That Work (4/2008)
Is Accreditation Really Worth It? (3/2008)
Points of Entry (2/2008)
This Just In (12/2007)
QI Studies That Work (9/2007)
Ideas That Work (6/2007)
Feeling the Heat? (5/2007)
Business Advisor (5/2007)
The Essentials of Competency Programs for Ambulatory Surgery and Hospital Outpatient Settings (3/2007)
This Just In (1/2007)
The Latest in Accreditation for 2007 (10/2006)
  Top 15 Manager's Guides' Articles
ABC's of Accreditation
Countdown to Success
What You Need to Know About Bariatric Surgery Training
Inside the Numbers
6 Steps to Combat Economic Credentialing
How to Impress Your Surveyors
What to Expect During Your Facility's First Survey