Electing to transition to emeritus status is an intensely personal decision which marks a clear demarcation in the career path of a perioperative nurse.
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OR Professionals: Do you know the roles of your SPD teammates?
By Lawayne Perkins In the realm of sterile processing (SP), there are many vital roles in which surgical services professionals should be aware. Every role and position on the SP team is critical to the department’s success and, ultimately, to the success of the OR...
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ASCs Raise the Bar on Quality of the Patient Experience
By Bill Prentice As part of our ongoing commitment to putting patients first, ASCA and ASCs across the country are involved in a wide range of projects aimed at improving the patient experience in ASCs. One hot-button topic we have turned new attention to recently is...
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Companies Collaborate to Address Hospital Bed Shortage
Kruger Family Industries (KFI) has announced a critical collaboration between two key brands in their portfolio, TriEnda and Penda. These brands have joined forces to work to combat the severe and immediate need to address the upcoming hospital bed shortage related to...
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ASCA Applauds Trump Administration, CMS for Expanding ASCs’ Ability to Assist with COVID-19 Response
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has commended the Trump Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma for sweeping regulatory changes the agency announced to address the surge in the number of patients...
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The Joint Commission issues statement supporting use of personal face masks provided from home amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Joint Commission has issued a statement supporting the use of standard face masks and/or respirators provided from home when health care organizations cannot provide access to protective equipment that is commensurate with the risk health care workers are exposed...
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