ASC News

General surgeon Timothy W. Weaver, MD, has joined the staff at OU Medical Center Edmond in Edmond, Okla.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued draft guidelines for prescribing opioids to chronic pain patients in outpatient settings, according to an AHA News Now report.

Chicago-based Communities Health Charities, a nonprofit connecting employees with health charities, named five 2015 Health Champions.

Indiana Republican Sens. Randy Head and Jim Merritt proposed giving pharmacists the right to approve or deny selling medications with pseudoephedrine, according to South Bend Tribune. This medication is a decongestant.

Managing supply chain well, particularly physician preference items, can go a long way to reducing the cost of ASC operations.

Medstreaming implemented its integrated enterprise Cardiovascular Information System at Southcoast Health in Mass.

The U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Services reported healthcare spending increased 5.6 percent in the third quarter, as opposed to the same period the year prior, according to California Healthline.

Physicians performing procedures at ASCs could soon be eligible to participate in the meaningful use program and earn incentive payments. The Electronic Fairness Act of 2015 (HR 877) is expected to come to a vote today, according to a Healthcare…

Here are five updates on ASC companies.

The ASC industry is cutthroat. With more procedures moved to the outpatient space, surgery centers are becoming increasingly popular; however, they are also jostling with one another to stay ahead of the pack and increase their patient base.