New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine examined the rate of healthcare associated infections through a point-prevalence survey.

Ann Geier, chief nursing officer for Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems, outlined four tips for ASC administrators looking to secure management support when working toward the Certified Administrator Surgery Center certification.

Medline outlined three ways ASC infection preventionists can affect physician preference item selection in the latest issue of the Outpatient Outcomes magazine.

Hiring an ASC clinical director can be difficult due to the specific qualifications needed, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.

The National Law Review outlined three changes affecting HIPAA.

New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined whether physician burnout is associated with an increased risk of patient safety incidents, as well as lower levels of professionalism and patient satisfaction.

Sioux City-Iowa-based Jones Eye Clinic and its ASC used backup information to recover from a ransomware attack, according to healthdatamanagement.com

For the second month in a row, the number of reported healthcare breaches decreased, according to HIPAA Journal.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health's chief transformation officer and population health services CMO Nishant Anand, MD, believes problems with EHR interoperability issues are hindering the transition to value-based care, EHRIntelligence reports. 

Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined the sterilization practices at hospitals, ASCs and outpatient clinics, among others.

New research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined the impact implementing electronic surveys can have on increasing surveillance of surgical site infections in the ASC setting.

Setting goals for improving technical efficiency and safety levels can be done through choosing the right furniture for your ASC, according to the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

  CMS is responding to a data breach involving the unauthorized access of the files of 75,000 people.

  Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined three ways organizations can incorporate health IT into patient safety programs on their blog.

HSTpathways CEO Tom Hui told Becker's ASC Review what surgery centers should do to improve their cybersecurity training programs and identified areas administrators can target to make improvements.

HSTpathways CEO Tom Hui walked Becker's ASC Review through what surgery centers should do in the event of a cybersecurity breach.

A new report from Cofense detailed the most common healthcare phishing emails.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined five roadblocks ASCs can face when providing effective infection control training on their blog.

MDLinx outlined 10 common HIPAA violations, and the steps practices can take to prevent them.

Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control detailed areas ASCs should target to improve safe injection practices