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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > April, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 4

Legal Update

Is Your Facility Environmentally Compliant?

Edward Callaway, JD

You may not see your facility as a waste generator, but if you have an incinerator or lab on site, discharge fluid waste into the municipal sewer or ship out red bag waste, you are — and you likely face regulation by local, state or federal authorities over these and other processes.

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