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Three Steps to Informed Consent

Three Steps to Informed Consent

By Angela Fitzsimmons “Informed consent” is the name given to the idea that a patient has a legal and ethical right to direct what happens to his/her body. The specific term appears in only a limited number of AAAHC Standards* relating to anesthesia, surgical...

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ASCs Can Cut Private Insurance Costs

ASCs Can Cut Private Insurance Costs

By William Prentice Results of a study released in June demonstrate conclusively what ASC professionals have been saying for some time: ASCs can have a significant impact on reducing the cost of outpatient surgery in the private insurance market. In fact, the study...

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Get Ready for OR Today Live!

Get Ready for OR Today Live!

“One of the best conferences around! Can’t wait til 2016,” Marie Paulson, Director Perioperative Services, Kaiser Permanente, said after the inaugural OR Today Live! Surgical Conference last year. The wait is over. Registration is now open for the 2016 OR Today Live!...

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Decontaminator of the Year Award Announced

Decontaminator of the Year Award Announced

At the 2016 International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, Healthmark announced Patricia Pabon as the winner of the IAHCSMM 2016 Anne Cofiell Decontaminator of the Year Award. Pabon is the...

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Acelity Expands Wound Care Portfolio in U.S.

Acelity Expands Wound Care Portfolio in U.S.

Acelity has announced that its Tielle foam dressing family is now available in the United States. The Tielle dressing family expands the advanced wound therapeutics portfolio from Acelity. This expansion complements a broad range of existing solutions for chronic and...

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