| How Do You Know They're Taking a Time Out? |
| A Minnesota hospital reminds staff with a special "timeout towel." |
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| Published: January 29, 2009 |
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| Survey Shows Outpatient Surgery Visits On the Rise |
| Three-fold increase in visits to ASCs fuel overall jump in outpatient surgeries. |
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| Published: January 28, 2009 |
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| Vantage Technology Is Now Vantage Outsourcing |
| Cataract surgery supplier changes name & logo to reflect its "vision and focus." |
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| Published: January 28, 2009 |
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| Medical Manufacturers Offer '09 Surgery Forecasts |
| How will the economy affect your facility’s case volume? |
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| Published: January 27, 2009 |
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| Anesthesia Idols |
| This group of CRNAs uses musical parodies to poke fun at themselves and the groups they entertain. |
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| Published: January 23, 2009 |
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| Obama Wants EHRs for All Patients in Five Years |
| Recovery plan includes $20 billion incentive for hospitals and providers. |
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| Published: January 22, 2009 |
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| Cardinal Joins SourceMedical's Electronic Supply System |
| SourcePlus PCX simplifies, consolidates orders. |
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| Published: January 21, 2009 |
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| Steris Submits New Sterilization System to FDA |
| Company also announces developments on System 1 warning letter |
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| Published: January 20, 2009 |
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| N.Y. Proposes to Increase Outpatient Surgery Surcharge to 9.63% |
| Tax would apply to surgical and radiologic procedures performed in private ASCs, physicians’ offices and urgent care settings. |
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| Published: January 16, 2009 |
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| Medicare Ends Payment for Preventable Surgical Errors |
| Professional organizations call the rules unnecessary and vague. |
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| Published: January 16, 2009 |
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| Medpac Recommends 0.6% Increase in ASC Payments |
| If Congress heeds the recommendation, payments would go up in 2010. |
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| Published: January 15, 2009 |
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| ICD-10 Deadline Pushed Back to 2013 |
| This will give you more time to implement new, highly specific code sets. |
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| Published: January 15, 2009 |
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| House Passes Bill That Restricts Physician Self-Referrals |
| SCHIP expansion legislation includes provisions that would hinder growth of physician-owned hospitals. |
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| Published: January 14, 2009 |
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| JCR and Hill-Rom Seek Nurse Scholar-in-Residence |
| First year of new program will focus on best practices for preventing pressure ulcers. |
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| Published: January 13, 2009 |
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| New Hospital Pampers Patients and Surgeons |
| The $110 million facility offers "lush" surgical suites and patient rooms. |
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| Published: January 12, 2009 |
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| Oregon ASCs Bracing for Possible 4% Tax |
| State ASC association opposes the so-called provider tax. |
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| Published: January 9, 2009 |
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| CMS Grants Full Payment Update to More Than 3,000 Hospitals |
| Nearly all participants in new program successfully reported outpatient quality data in 2008. |
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| Published: January 8, 2009 |
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| CDC Faults Infection Control Practices for Hepatitis Outbreaks |
| The agency says 60,000 patients were at risk over the past decade. |
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| Published: January 7, 2009 |
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| Rural Areas Hit by Surgeon Shortage |
| Experts say dearth of general surgeons endangers the quality of rural health care. |
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| Published: January 6, 2009 |
