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Child and adolescent psychiatry has the highest percentage of active physicians who are practicing in the same state where they completed their graduate medical education, according to the 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book, prepared by the Center for Workforce Studies…

In his blog — Pediatric Inc — Brandon Betancourt, practice administrator at Salud Pediatrics in Algonquin, Ill., discusses ways to engage patients and their families so that they can provide constructive criticism.

Here are 15 statistics on the days operating expenses for ambulatory surgery centers.

More than half of employed physicians report having lower night call volume than when they were self-employed, according to Medscape's Employed Doctors Report 2014.

According to Blue Chip Surgical, underutilization is a major underlying issue that may cause ambulatory surgery centers to fail. Underutilization may be a result of:

Revenue cycle management is increasingly important for ambulatory surgery centers to maintain a profitable bottom line. Even efficient centers today can do more to save money and improve collections.

Here are 12 tips to improve productivity, according to a Forbes article:

Internal Medicine/pediatrics saw the largest percent change in number of active physicians from 2005 to 2010, according to the 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book, prepared by the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges.

A recent Nueterra Healthcare blog post focuses on the company's efforts to improve patient satisfaction scores at surgery centers, with Riddle Surgical Center as one of the first centers to incorporate their pilot program.

Learning how to delegate effectively can help managers build a strong and successful team, according to a Mind Tools resource.