EndoNurse Magazine

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC, Outpatient)

Infection Control: ASC Experts Share Their Advice

EndoNurse spoke with Carol Imes, RN, MPA, CNOR, director of nursing at Ohio's Mentor Surgery Center, and Charlotte Applen, chief infection preventionist at Banner Surgery Centers in Ariz., to get their expert advice on how to handle important infection control issues in ...More
August 2, 2012
Posted in Articles
AAAHC Creates Accreditation Program for Small ASCs

SKOKIE, Ill.—The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) today announced an accreditation program that is tailored to the specific needs of practices that offer office-based surgery (OBS), and that's priced to be cost-effective for smaller practices. ...More
May 24, 2012
Posted in News
Endoscopy Scandals: A Race to the Bottom

You probably work in an endoscopy department that functions well, where the team members are relatively good to each other and always put patients first. When mistakes occur, they're probably small and don't endanger anyone. Maybe there's a scheduling mishap and patients ...More
January 30, 2012
Posted in Blog, Industry Issues
New Guidelines for Managing Anesthesia Complication at ASCs

As the number of surgical procedures performed outside hospitals continues to increase, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) need to develop policies for managing malignant hyperthermia—a rare but serious reaction to anesthetics, according to an expert panel report in the ...More
December 27, 2011
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Ohio Senator Latest to Support ASC Legislation

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently signed on as a cosponsor of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011. The bill now has 36 sponsors and cosponsors in the US House and five in the US Senate. More information about H.R. 2108 is available on ASCA’s website. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in News
150 HIPAA Audits to Be Done in Next Year

Among the entities that will be audited are healthcare providers, including endoscopy facilities. ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
ASC Group Concerned About EHR Requirement

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October 12, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Congressional Deficit Reduction Might Lead to ASC Cuts

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October 5, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Cheap and Pricey Methods Equal at Preventing Intraoperative Awareness

Anesthesiology researchers have shown that a device approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk that patients will recall their surgery does not lower the risk of the problem, known as intraoperative awareness, any more than a less expensive method. ...More
August 22, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
CMS Proposed Rule Revises Outpatient Doctor Supervision Requirements

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August 8, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues