Five must-read articles for ASC leaders this week:
ASC News
Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is accepting customers from Marina Del Rey to accommodate increased demand, MenaFn reports.
This week, on Feb. 12, the ASC industry celebrates its 50th anniversary. According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the first ASC was established in 1970 by Wallace Reed, MD, and John Ford, MD, in Phoenix.
Joint-venture cardiovascular ASC models can benefit both physicians and health systems, according to an article on Cath Lab Digest.
An increasing number of cardiologists are considering performing diagnostic and interventional procedures in ASCs, according to Atlantis Worldwide.
CMS' approval of percutaneous coronary interventions in ASCs will accelerate the outmigration of cardiovascular care, according to an article on Cath Lab Digest.
Evansville (Ind.) Surgery Center will continue to limit visitors for the foreseeable future, in response to elevated influenza activity in the region, the Dubois County Free Press reports.
Verana Health closed a $100 million investment round as it attempts to advance its clinical database operation into other specialties, the San Francisco Business Times reports.
Caitlin Zulla became CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates in December after spending nearly five years as the company's CFO and chief administrative officer.
Five must-read articles for ASC leaders this week:
