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The American Medical Association launched a new website designed to answer questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from physicians, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

 An analysis from researchers at the University of California-Berkeley Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare reported that ambulatory surgery centers saved Medicare $7.5 billion from 2008 to 2011, according to a news release from the…

Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center recently completed an extensive expansion project, which included the growth of its surgery center, according to a news-journal.com report.

  Gabrielle White, RN, is the executive director of ambulatory services and network development at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif. Ms. White explains the growing trend of bundled payments and how this trend will affect ambulatory surgery centers.

  Skyline Medical installed the first FDA-approved STREAMWAY System, a direct-to-drain system for fluid waste management, a few months ago. Since then, a large ambulatory surgery center chain has doubled its order and the company reported massive revenue increase during…

Surgery center administrators bear a great deal of responsibility for their center's performance and daily operations. Finding the key to an engaged staff is one of the best actions administrators can take to fulfill that commitment.

Moses Cone Surgery Center in Greensboro, N.C., recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and its ongoing focus on community service, according to a Fox News report.

Laser Spine Institute began as a spine-focused ambulatory surgery center in Tampa, Fla., and since 2005 has expanded to include five ASCs across the country, counting the most recent one in The Woodlands, Texas, outside Houston. Dotty Bollinger, President and…

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) government affairs specialists suggest seven ways for ambulatory surgery center leaders to become industry advocates and have a positive impact on healthcare policy and legislation.

Richard DeMaio, MD, board-certified otolaryngologist, has joined the physician team at Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery in Middletown, N.Y.