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Infection control, safety lapses found in ambulatory settings

By law, a medical office that receives a citation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must post notice of it immediately in a prominent place. So even though Kirkland Family

CMS wants outpatient providers to provide QIO contracts

If a rule proposed last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) comes to pass, providers at public health clinics, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and a variety of other care

Ambulatory surgery centers struggle in NJ, around the country

There are nearly 5,000 ambulatory surgery centers around the country, but some face more challenges based on the state in which they are located. Tensions ebb and flow between hospital-owned and

MedPAC mulls financial relationship disclosure rules

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has started considering recommendations that would require new disclosures regarding financial relationships between drug manufacturers, device