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Complying with all of the vast details of the Life Safety Code is one of the more challenging aspects of outpatient surgery management.
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Although the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) have been out for several years, outpatient surgery programs, as well as other health care providers, still struggle to comply.
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There are many detailed requirements of Life Safety Code (LSC) compliance, and many outpatient surgery managers are not aware of them.
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On April 26, 2009, the Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency related to the current outbreak of "swine flu" (now designated "novel 2009 H1N1").
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A retrospective cross-sectional review was conducted in children ≤ 18 years of age presenting with acute monoarticular arthritis who underwent arthrocentesis at Boston Children's Hospital emergency department between December 2000 and September 2006.
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The role of amylase-resistant starches, which are not digested in the human small intestine, as dietary therapy of various bowel diseases, such as infectious diarrhea, is not well understood.
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In this issue: Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors; adverse events with tamsulosin after cataract surgery; new guidelines for persistent pain in the elderly; and FDA Actions.
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The more your hospital does up front to prepare for Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, the more money it will save in the long run, experts say.
