By Staff | May 21, 2009

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Tags: AAAHC | Access Mediquip | Anesthesia HealthCare Partners | Employers Mutual | Meridian Surgical Partners | Superior Medical Services | VMG Health

Here are seven companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know.

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care — AAAHC, which was founded in 1979, has become a leader in ambulatory healthcare accreditation with more than 4,000 organizations accredited nationwide. AAAHC accredits a variety of ambulatory healthcare organizations including endoscopy centers, ASCs, office-based surgery centers, managed care organizations, student health centers and large medical and dental group practices. AAAHC serves as an advocate for the provision of high quality healthcare through the development of nationally recognized standards. www.aaahc.org.

Access Mediquip — Access Mediquip is one of the largest providers of outsourced implantable device management solutions. The company is a leader in handling medical device payment and related issues for ASCs and has more than a decade of experience helping healthcare providers reduce the risks associated with implantable devices. www.accessmediquip.com

Anesthesia HealthCare Partners — AHP is a leading provider of anesthesia services and management for ASCs and hospitals around the country. The team at AHP is highly professional and provides service packages specific to ASCs. The company's partners enjoy an "anesthesia-team" model where dedicated anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists provide coverage for their operating rooms, endoscopy suites, OB suites and other specialty procedure rooms. www.ahphealthcare.com

Employers Mutual — Employers Mutual is a third-party administrator of self-funded workers' compensation, property, liability and employee benefits administration services. Employers Mutual supports the operations of both healthcare and property and casualty self-funded plans for medium to large employer groups. www.emi-tpa.com

Meridian Surgical Partners — Meridian Surgical Partners specializes in the acquisition, development and management of multi-specialty ASCs and surgical facilities. Meridian's services focus on improving the performance, efficiency, achievement and knowledge of ASCs and other surgery facilities. www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com

Superior Medical Services — Superior Medical Services is a full-service medical recruitment firm specializing in permanent and locum tenens placement of anesthesiologists, CRNAs and pain management physicians nationwide. SMS has more than 18 years experience recruiting and placing anesthesia service providers and meets a variety of recruitment needs, from single-case coverage to one shift, one week, several months and beyond. www.smsanesthesia.com

VMG Health — VMG Health provides valuation and financial advising services to the healthcare sector. The company's core practice areas include business valuation, professional services valuation, transaction advisory services and joint venture relationship development. Founded by Greg Koonsman in 1995, VMG Health advises a variety of healthcare clients and provides solutions to financial, operational and legal issues. www.vmghealth.com