Legislation that would have allowed 72 hour stays at Florida ASCs died in the state senate, but there remains a chance the measure could be revived, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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Patrick Haley is the vice president of Aptos (Calif.) Surgery Center. He's been with the ASC for more than four years and has previous experience as administrator of The Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay in Soquel, Calif.
University Hospitals of Cleveland entered into a multi-year contract with Sectra, Swedish-based international medical imaging IT company, to implement its vendor neutral archive solution.
Mark Price was named president of DaVita HealthCare Partners Colorado market.
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Scott D. Augustine, MD, CEO of Augustine Temperament Management, Augustine Biomedical + Design, will discuss how patient warming can help prevent orthopedic infections during his presentation, "Patient Warming's Role in the Prevention of Orthopedic Infections."
At the Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting – The Business and Operations of ASCs conference in Chicago, John Bartos, JD, will lead a session focused on five of the biggest misconceptions surrounding out-of-network strategy in the ASC industry.
A panel of experts will give a presentation titled "Orthopedic Roundtable — The Business of Orthopedics" at Becker's October Conference. The panel includes:
Janie Kinsey, RN, CASC, is the administrator of Saint Luke's Surgicenter-Lee's Summit. She has previous experience as nurse manager of Surgery Center of Leawood (Kan.) and a nurse at Liberty Surgery Center.
A panel of experts will give a presentation titled "The Future of Anesthesia and Pain Management in ASCs" at Becker's October Conference. Panelists will discuss the current trends and future opportunities for anesthesia and pain management in ASCs. The panel…