ASC News

NextGen Healthcare launched ambulatory-focused health information exchange platform NextGen Health Data Hub to share and aggregate patient data.

Amy Allard, BSN, MPH, RN, administrative director for Ramapo Valley Surgical Center in Ramsey, N.J., discusses three key business concepts for successful ASC owners and operators.

Joe Ollayos, administrator of Tinley Park, Ill.-based Ingalls Same Day Surgery Center, outlines three important business concepts for ASC operators and where his focus will be next year.

Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III published several reasons ASCs should consider hiring a team partner, or an organization specializing in ready-built teams.

The opioid crisis, tuition handouts, flu severity, ACA battles and gun issues were the topics that resonated with the medical community most this year, according to a Medscape survey.

Police in Tulsa, Okla., responded to six bomb threats Dec. 13, including one at Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates' Union Pines Surgery Center, Fox 23 News reports.

New regulatory requirements, evolving payment models, advancing technologies and rising patient expectations will drive healthcare organizations' priorities in 2019, according to Robin Ntoh, a senior professional services consultant at Nextech.

Out of five major ASC development companies, Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare own the most ASCs.

Medscape surveyed 5,250 physicians from 29-plus specialties about how they feel about difficult decisions regarding patient care.

A study published in BMJ examined golfing patterns among physicians, finding surgeons had the strongest golf game.