Although shared decision-making (the discussion of treatment options based on clinical evidence and a patient’s preferences and values) shows promise for reducing health care costs and increasing ...

Artificial intelligence has become a fixture in healthcare. Yet, despite the excitement, most of what we call “AI innovation” ...

When government officials propose policies that set prices for life-saving medicines, the idea can sound simple: make prescription drugs more affordable and easier to access. But history, economics, ...

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that ...

The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Q: As a Medicare-certified ASC, can the recovery room be used simultaneously for ...

Here are five ways to improve patient experience and ambulatory surgery center operations after surgery. 1. Track post-surgical wound infections. Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations for ...

October 15, 2012 — Patients receiving long-term dialysis who undergo major, nonemergent general surgery have an increased risk for postoperative complications and death, according to a large ...

Objective To prospectively evaluate 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes after operative and non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions. Methods Patients with an MRI-confirmed ...