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AAAHC Announces New President and Officers

Written by Stephanie Wasek
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has announced a new president and other officers for 2008-2009, elected at the April AAAHC board of directors meeting in Chicago.
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In the News: Hospital Group Spent $630K Lobbying

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In the first quarter alone, the lobbying group for for-profit hospital chains spent $630,000 on its efforts, reports Forbes. The Federation of American Hospitals lobbied Congress, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services on a range of issues.
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McGuireWoods Expands Private Equity Practice

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McGuireWoods has announced the addition of three new private equity practice partners in Chicago.
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Fospropofol Would Merit Same Safety Precautions as Propofol

Written by Stephanie Wasek
If approved by the FDA, fospropofol disodium injection should only be administered by persons trained in the administration of general anesthesia and not involved in the conduct of the surgical/diagnostic procedure, says Stanford Plavin, MD, an anesthesiologist, managing partner of Ambulatory Anesthesia of Atlanta and board member of Georgia Society of ASCs.
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Compensation Up for 8 Core Specialties That Regularly Practice in ASCs

Written by Stephanie Wasek
Physician compensation climbed 3.5 percent overall, and orthopedic surgery was the biggest winner among specialties that regularly practice in ASCs with a 6.6 percent compensation increase between the 2006 and 2007 editions of the American Medical Group Association's annual Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. Other core specialties fell across a relatively wide range: General surgery compensation was up 5.5 percent, neurology up 5.2 percent, ophthalmology up 5.1 percent, urology up 4.6 percent, otolaryngology up 3.9 percent, GI up 3.5 percent and anesthesiology up 2.1 percent.
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