| GAO Recommends Surveys of ASC Infection Control Practices |
| Report calls for HHS secretary to devise a plan for collecting data from ASCs nationwide. |
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| Published: March 30, 2009 |
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| Docs Say Demand for Vasectomies Is Growing |
| Some patients attribute their decision to the troubled economy. |
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| Published: March 27, 2009 |
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| Hospital Blamed for Failing to Stop Sleepy Surgeon |
| State report shows surgeon kept operating after dozing off during a procedure. |
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| Published: March 26, 2009 |
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| Vets Warned of Possible Contamination from Endoscopy Equipment |
| Fla. lawmakers call for inquiry into sterilization practices in response to disclosure from Miami VA clinic. |
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| Published: March 25, 2009 |
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| A Behavioral Approach to Preventing MRSA |
| Study shows "positive deviance" strategy reduced hospital infection rates by up to 62 percent. |
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| Published: March 24, 2009 |
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| FDA Panel Recommends Drug to Prevent DVT |
| If approved, rivaroxaban would be marketed for use in patients undergoing hip and knee replacements. |
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| Published: March 23, 2009 |
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| FDA to Study Anesthesia's Effects on Children |
| Agency to consider whether side effects detected in juvenile animals are a risk to human children, too. |
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| Published: March 20, 2009 |
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| ASC Business Manager Arrested for Embezzlement |
| Pa. police charge man with more than 200 counts of fraud. |
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| Published: March 18, 2009 |
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| Minnesota Hospital Faulted for Surgical Fire |
| State report blames improperly equipped OR and unsafe practices. |
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| Published: March 17, 2009 |
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| Physician Group and ASC Employees Settle Personal Injury Suit |
| Plaintiffs alleged mold at Indiana surgical facility had sickened them. |
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| Published: March 11, 2009 |
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| ACG Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines |
| It’s the first change to the recommendations in close to a decade. |
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| Published: March 6, 2009 |
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| Medpac to Congress: Raise ASC Payments by 0.6% |
| Commission’s report also calls for ASCs to report cost and quality data. |
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| Published: March 3, 2009 |
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| Maryland May License AAs to Ease Anesthesia Provider Shortage |
| CRNAs strongly oppose the proposal to let anesthesiologist assistants practice in Maryland. |
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| Published: March 2, 2009 |
