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January 27, 2021
PASA invites all members to read this new manuscript written by Robert A. Yonash, RN, CPPS and published the Patient Safety journal. The topic is wrong-site surgeries and takes a deep dive into 5 years of Pennsylvania data including both hospital and ambulatory surgical facilities. Mr. Yonash is the Senior Patient Safety Liaison for the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, located in Harrisburg.
PSA-DOH Workgroup
12-16-13 Redlined Draft Public Notice on Reporting Standardization (pdf)
11-11-13 Preliminary Workgroup Recommendations Regarding Standardization of MCARE Reporting Requirements (pdf)
Resources
- AORN-Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
- APIC- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
- ASC- Ambulatory Surgery Association
- ASC- Medicare Payment Resources
- ASC Quality Collaboration
- ASPAN- American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
- AAAHC- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
- CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medline University
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
- Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority- ASF Patient Screening and Assessment
- Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Pennsylvania Department of Health - Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Facility Surveys
- PHC4- Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
- The Joint Commission
Response to News Report on Surgery Centers
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