surgery

Delaying elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic increases hospital bed capacity as well as boosts supplies of personal protective gear...

Utilizing ambulatory surgery centers would also increase medical-surgical bed capacity by 8% nationwide.

Guidelines offer a decision-making framework, yet decisions remain the responsibility of local healthcare delivery systems. CMS deems all dental procedures...

The pandemic crisis is disrupting the revenue cycle, including the revenue ramifications of cancelling elective procedures.

AHA and other stakeholders say their "ability to respond to patients must not be prevented by arbitrary directives."

Many hospitals and surgeons continue to perform high-risk procedures without sufficient patient volumes to ensure patient safety.

At Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the annual cost savings from switching to alcohol-based scrubbing is estimated at $281,000 per operating...

Operating room black boxes collect video and audio of the OR staff as well as images of the surgical field.

A study found that 20.5% of elective surgeries came with an out-of-network bill with an average charge of $2,011.

A new analysis of transplant data finds that a startling number of lifesaving organs are lost or delayed after being...

The Dublin, Ohio-based medical equipment supplier estimates the cost of the recall at about $96 million.

An investigation determined that some gowns made since September 2018 were produced in unapproved locations with unsanitary conditions.