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First Dual-licensed ASC Developed, Opens the Door for Similar Facilities

Timeshares aren’t just for vacationers anymore. Surgeons in Colorado now have a legal pathway to lease operating rooms in ambulatory surgery centers following approval of that state’s first dual-licensed ambulatory surgery center. It is believed to be the nation’s first such ambulatory surgery center.

Task Force Offers Colorectal Cancer Screening Recs

Final colorectal cancer screening recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force assigned an “A” grade to colorectal cancer screening in those ages 50-75 years and provided a list of recognized screening exams. The Affordable Care Act now would require private insurers that take part in insurance exchanges to fully cover, with no co-pay, all of the colorectal cancer screening exams recognized by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, including CT colonography. Medicare should now recognize this overall “A” grade and provide full coverage for CT colonography.

A List of Recruiting Tools for Attracting Surgeons

One of the most frequent questions we receive from clients is how to recruit new surgeons into their hospital outpatient department or a freestanding ambulatory surgery center. My response? It isn’t easy!

Can Alarm Fatigue Be Conquered?

Healthcare providers are finding ways to effectively address the problem by minimizing the number of alarms and prioritizing everything else.

Battle Lines Drawn: Proposal Says CRNAs Could Practice Alone at VA

The West isn’t the only place experiencing firestorms. A just-published proposal from the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow full practice authority for APRNs, including CRNAs, has ignited a battle with the American Society of Anesthesiologists over whether CRNAs should be allowed to practice without physician supervision at VA facilities. The proposed change would allow CRNAs to work without the collaboration, supervision, or other involvement of physicians.