The Joint Commission has released a Quick Safety issue on safety issues surrounding robotic surgery. Here are eight steps from the organization for improving the safety of robotic surgery protocols.  Read the full article on Becker’s ASC Review.

How a Hospital Quality and Efficiency Program can lead to ACO success

According to an article in the Statesman Journal, Portland (Ore.) State University and Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University Hospital opened a $300 million building Thursday that includes a 12-story tower and five-story section with lecture halls, labs and simulated…

The air and surfaces around hospital toilets were more likely to test positive for viruses and bacteria than areas around office building toilets, proving that, in healthcare settings, toilets are a still a source of viral contamination.

Physicians who earn an MBA in healthcare management in addition to their medical degree report that their dual training has provided such benefits as career acceleration, professional flexibility, and credibility in multidisciplinary domains.

Executive leadership and marketers have to know the rules to stay compliant

Physicians are conflicted about their role in making recommendations regarding the competency of patients to carry a concealed weapon and the impact that role may have on patient-physician relationships, according to survey results published in The New England Journal of…

Physicians who are employed and have never worked in private practice are more likely satisfied (49 percent) than dissatisfied (37 percent) with their careers, according to a Jackson Healthcare survey.

Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline is seeking submissions for its annual Pink Glove Dance competition, a breast cancer prevention campaign celebrating the hope for a cure.

Medicare readmissions have dropped nationwide, by 12.55 percent, according to CMS data, but communities with Quality Improvement Organizations saw a slightly larger drop in Medicare readmissions.