Health savings accounts have grown by 1 million annually, based on a study published in Health Affairs, according to The New York Times.
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IBM Watson Health's global headquarters opened in Cambridge, Mass., according to CIO.
Here are the top 10 states with the healthcare expenditures per capita, circa 2009, according to Kaiser State Health Facts:
The legal landscape for ASCs can be complex and variable.
Wentworth Surgery Center has joined the Greater Somersworth (N.H.) Chamber of Commerce, according to a fosters.com report.
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Although more women are entering the medical field, females are still vastly underrepresented in surgery leadership, according to the American Medical Association.
The Census of Actively Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2014, was published in the Journal of Medical Regulation, according to Medscape.
To stay lucrative in the competitive healthcare environment, ASCs must bring in a high volume of cases.
Partnerships are essential to ASC survival. Hospitals, health systems, management companies, physicians and even private equity firms are common options, but surgery centers can find fruitful relationships in unexpected places. Here are four out-of-the-ordinary partners that can prove beneficial for…
Becky Ziegler-Otis is the administrator at Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point (Wis.). She has held the position for more than seven years and oversees the overall operations at the center. She serves as the facility privacy officer, IT security…