ASC News

Here are seven things to know for March 20, 2017.

Here are 11 statistics and benchmarks about eye surgery in ASCs.

Berlin, Germany-based Springer published a survey assessing how many Americans see physician who accept industry payments and how many patients are aware of this fact.

Former CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt joined Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center, HealthcareIT News reports.

An experimental stem cell treatment blinded three patients, a report published in New England Journal of Medicine found, according to Kaiser Health News.

The U.S. Department of Veterans awarded Sturbridge, Mass.-based Optim a federal supply schedule contract for its endoscopic devices, Yahoo! Finance reports. 

Florida's House Health Quality Subcommittee approved HB 1037, allowing optometrists to perform certain eye surgeries, Saint Peters Blog reports.

Sonora (Calif.) Regional Medical Center added Peter Oliver, MD to its vascular and general surgery associates practice, The Union Democrat reports.

SourceMed, a company focused on providing end-to-end technology solutions and revenue cycle services for ASCs, partnered with Casetabs, the creator of a cloud-based application to streamline surgical case coordination.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the efficacy of patient specific instruments for total knee replacement.