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Increasingly complex documentation requirements are making it very difficult for ambulatory surgery centers to achieve compliance. With the move from ICD-9 to ICD-10, the task will become even more difficult as greater specificity will be required. Facilities that are unable…

Rates of orthopedic surgery among patients with rheumatoid arthritis are on the decline, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.

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Jennifer Green, RHIT, Vice President of Network Development at Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange answers the most common questions she hears about benchmarking and why the process is so essential for ambulatory surgery centers going forward.

The following suggestions for building a low-cost ambulatory surgery center come from Surgery Center Services of America's "Developing a Low Cost Ambulatory Surgery Center."

Epic Systems has 22 percent of the ambulatory EHR market share for providers who have achieved meaningful use, according to federal data. The following five vendors make up nearly 53 percent of the market share for meaningful users in an…

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