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Marshall Erdman Receives Recognition as Nations Top Design-Build Company
Written by Rob Kurtz   
Sunday, 30 March 2008

Congratulations to Marshall Erdman & Associates on being named the nation’s top design-build company by Modern Healthcare’s 2008 Construction & Design Survey.

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Consolidation of Payors Harms ASCs: UnitedHealth Group Acquires Sierra Health Services
Written by Rob Kurtz   
Friday, 29 February 2008

UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of Sierra Health Services, according to published reports .

The continued consolidation of payors, as evidenced by this type of acquisition, has a very negative impact on surgery centers. Such consolidations provide payors with much greater leverage in negotiating reimbursement paid to ASCs. This increased leverage in certain communities is leading to unilateral and significant reductions in pay to ASCs.

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GI Catches a Break: Aetna Delays Controversial Sedation Policy
Written by Rob Kurtz   
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Aetna has announced that it will delay its plans to institute a new policy under which the insurer would cover monitored anesthesia care only for high-risk patients, according to the company's Web site.
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Five Trends and Developments Affecting the Orthopedic and Spine Device Market
Written by Rob Kurtz   
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Orthopedic and spine procedures can be very profitable for surgery centers, as confirmed by the increasing number of centers performing these procedures. Reimbursement is solid for orthopedic procedures, and demand for implants is increasing as the Baby Boomer generation is aging. More implant and spine cases are being performed at ambulatory surgery centers than ever before.

Read more for five noteworthy developments in the budding orthopedic and spine devicemaker industry.

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Keynote Speaker, Tucker Carlson
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 11 January 2008
Tucker Carlson is the host of MSNBC's Tucker, a fast paced, no-holds-barred conversation about the day's developments in
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