Joan Rivers’ death following treatment at a Manhattan ambulatory surgery center was tragic and untimely, but not an aberration—fatalities after surgery in physician's offices alarmed New York State health officials long before her passing, Crain’s New York Business reported earlier...
A joint investigation by the Florida Department of Health’s Orlando Unlicensed Activity Unit and the state’s Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has led to the arrest of Wellington D. Liranzo for the alleged unlicensed practice of medicine, a third-degree...
Medical staffs across the country are discovering their governance documents are inadequate for today’s care environment. These trusted documents may provide murky guidance, be noncompliant with accreditation standards, or create liability for the hospital. Sound familiar? Tune in Wednesday,...
The Joint Commission earlier this month announced that the 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals will include a new “Patient Safety Systems” chapter. The chapter will include standards from other sections of the CAMH, but will not provide new standards. The Patient...
The Joint Commission will include a new “Patient Safety Systems” chapter in its 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The purpose of the chapter is to inform and educate hospital leaders about the importance and structure of an integrated patient-centered system that...
A new nationwide study confirms that patients believe physician assistants (PA) add value to healthcare teams and provide excellent patient service. The study, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), surveyed more than 1,500 U.S. adults....
