Here are five updates on the spread, treatment and other important notes on COVID-19 that ASC leaders should know:
Category: ASC Quality & Infection Control
What ASCs need to know about the 'tripledemic'
Hospitalizations in the U.S. for COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus — collectively referred to as a “tripledemic” — are expected to peak at the end of January, according to the latest forecast from life science analytics company Airfinit…
What ASCs need most right now, per 6 leaders
Six healthcare professionals joined Becker’s to share what the ASC industry needs most, from training and retaining staff to technological upgrades and other necessities.
16 states challenge federal vaccine mandate
Sixteen state attorneys general called upon a federal judge to block the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers Feb. 4.
Patient safety increased at ASCs in Q3 of 2021: report
Measures of ASC patient fall rates and hospital transfers decreased in the third quarter of 2021, according to an ASC Quality Collaboration report.
Multisite surgeons have higher 30-day readmissions than single-site surgeons, study says
Surgeons who operate at multiple sites have higher 30-day readmission rates than those that only operate at one location, according to a Jan. 4 General Surgery News report.
These 6 ASCs earned perfect CMS scores on staff and cleanliness
CMS released the latest results from its Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program on Oct. 27, 2021.
Omicron variant: 8 things we know and 4 things we don’t know
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Joint Commission releases health inequity advisory
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CMS aims to increase quality-reporting requirements, prompting ASCA concern
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