ASC News

Jeremy Weiss, MD, PhD, assistant professor of health informatics at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, discusses the potential for data analytics and what future goals should look like in the digital healthcare era.

Here are seven healthcare updates for ASC leaders to note:

Bloomberg reports Valeant Pharmaceuticals is considering selling its Bausch & Lomb surgical products to Carl Zeiss Meditec.

Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center administrators faced an issue faced an issue related to efficiency in the facility and patient satisfaction, healthcare informatics reports. 

Natalie Soule, RN, administrator of Nashville, Tenn.-based Premier Orthopedic Surgery Center, shares insight on spine and total joints in the outpatient setting as well as offers key advice for boosting ASC growth.

Within the last several years, a research letter found the number of visits to nurse practitioners and physician assistants has increased more than 50 percent, Medscape reports.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and Healthcare Asset Network partnered to create ASCA Asset Network, a secure online portal allowing ASCs to buy and sell healthcare supplies and equipment.

Americans without health insurance or the means to pay for care often delay needed medical treatment. A new report from State Health Compare examines the percentage of people in each state who report delaying necessary medical care.

VMG Health compiled updated hourly wage and salary data for nurses, tech staff and administrative staff at multispecialty centers in VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017.

Dr. Robert Hill, DO, recently performed the first total joint replacement in an outpatient setting at The Advanced Center for Surgery in Vero Beach, Fla.