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| October 17, 2011 | Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital in TX Named Top in State for Spine Surgery
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital in Austin, Texas, has announced it has been named the top hospital in Texas for spine surgery by HealthGrades. The full article can be read at Beckers ASC... |
| August 29, 2011 | 8 Steps to Prevent Medication Errors in Surgery Centers
Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, for Surgical Care Affiliates. "Because teammates... |
| August 23, 2011 | Advancing Surgical Care and the ASC Community in the Era of Healthcare Reform
The power of any political constituency is directly connected to that group’s ability to organize itself, create a clear message and speak with one voice. For many years, the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) community has been able to survive with a... |
| July 11, 2011 | Surgical Care Affiliates announces agreement with Suburban Outpatient Surgery Center
Bethesda, Md. (July 11, 2011) – Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), a national leader in the development and management of surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and surgery departments, announced today it has entered into a formal agreement with Suburban... |
| June 29, 2011 | Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Aims to Reduce the Risk of Wrong Site Surgery
Health care professionals and patients all agree that wrong site surgery is a serious and preventable adverse event that should never happen. Although reporting is not mandatory in most states, some estimates put the national incidence rate, which... |