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Ambulatory Surgery

Healthcare Infection Society Issues New Guidelines to Prevent Infection in Minor Surgery

New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimizing surgical infection in day centers (outpatient facilities) and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection. "These guidelines are the first ever published guidance in the ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
FDA Collaboration to Monitor TASS Outbreaks Associated with Cataract Surgery

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government and professional organizations today unveiled a program to monitor medical devices used in cataract surgery in an effort to stem outbreaks of a rare, inflammatory condition associated with the procedure. The ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
OSHA Most Frequently Cites ASCs for Bloodborne Pathogen Violations

Although more than half of the surgeries in the U.S. are performed inambulatory care centers, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) resources and safety oversight may lag significantly behind those of their hospital counterparts. In the past four years, the Occupational Safety ...More
November 1, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
APIC Provides Free Endoscopy Webinar for ASCA Members

More than two years after Medicare's revised Conditions for Coverage (CfC) for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) went into effect, some endoscopy ASCs still have questions about the best ways to comply with the new infection control standards. Join the Association for ...More
September 21, 2011
Posted in News
Infection Prevention for Outpatient Care

Infection Control Today magazine and SurgiStrategies magazine present a primer on infection prevention in outpatient care, based on the CDC's new guidance for ambulatory surgery centers. ...More
July 28, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
Infection Prevention in Outpatient, LTC Facilities

As healthcare delivery evolves, institutions and systems are expanding their campuses to include ambulatory and long-term care facilities. And for infection preventionists working in stand-alone facilities, they must stay up to date on infection prevention imperatives. ...More
July 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Infections & Pathogens
CDC Releases Infection Prevention Guide to Promote Safe Outpatient Care

Medical care in outpatient settings has surged in recent years, yet in many cases, adherence to standard infection prevention practices in outpatient settings is lacking. To protect patients and help educate clinicians about minimum expectations of safe care, the Centers ...More
July 13, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens, Policies and Practice
3M Offers Webinar Series on Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in the Outpatient Setting

3M Infection Prevention recognizes the important role ambulatory surgery centers play in the healthcare environment. To help practitioners meet their mission of excellence in patient care, the 3M Sterile U program has designed a series of sterilization education webinars ...More
June 8, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Florida ASC Executive Wins APIC's Healthcare Administrator Award

David G. Daniel, FACHE, FAAMA, the chief executive officer of the Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center (LSDC) in Lakeland, Fla., has been named the recipient of the second annual Healthcare Administrator Award, presented by the Association for Professionals in ...More
October 14, 2010
Posted in News
Survey Readiness Resource Helps ASCs Address Infection Control Practices

Medline Industries, Inc. introduces a new CMS Survey Readiness Program for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The program helps ASCs in interpreting new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulatory requirements, preparing for the CMS survey and improving ...More
September 9, 2010
Posted in News