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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...

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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 > January, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 1

Infection Prevention

How to Appoint Your Infection Preventionist

Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC

An ASC's staff must wear many hats: safety officer, materials manager, scheduler, biller and director of environmental services, to name a few. Now they must try another one on for size: infection preventionist.

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