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Cleveland Clinic Discloses Physicians' Business Relationships

Written by Staff
Cleveland Clinic has made the business relationships of its physicians visible online as part of its commitment to transparency.
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Great Place to Work: Northeast Surgical Care (Newington, N.H.)

Written by Rob Kurtz
A focus on providing personalized care and identifying opportunities to connect with and give back to the community are just a few of the reasons staff members at Northeast Surgical Care (NESC) in Newington, N.H., think the ASC is a great place to work.
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Peer Review Q&A with Sarah Martin of Meridian Surgical Partners

Written by Rob Kurtz
Sarah Martin, RN, BS, regional vice president of operations for Meridian Surgical Partners, discusses seven of the top ASC peer review and credentialing questions.
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CMS Proposes No-Pay Policies for 3 Preventable Surgical Errors

Written by Stephanie Wasek
CMS has proposed today three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies that would prevent Medicare from paying for certain serious, preventable errors, or "never events," identified in the National Quality Forum's (NQF's) list of Serious Reportable Events: wrong surgical or other invasive procedures performed on a patient; surgical or other invasive procedures performed on the wrong body part; and surgical or other invasive procedures performed on the wrong patient.
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Rob Carrera of Pinnacle III Discusses 3 Trends for Surgery Centers in 2009

Written by Ariel Levine
Rob Carrera, president of Pinnacle III, which offers operational development, management, select management and billing for ASCs and other healthcare facilities, discusses three trends he sees for surgery centers as we head into 2009.
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