ASC News

American College of Physicians members Peter Basch, MD, and Thomson Kuhn, said the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act enables the CMS to "reconceptualize" Meaningful Use, according to FierceEMR.

The Senate health committee is working on bipartisan legislation to advance healthcare IT, according to HIT Consultant.

Physicians are now less likely to respond to poor reviews on the Internet, according to Medscape.

Patients undergoing surgery at Magnet hospitals recognized for nursing excellence and good nursing staffing have better outcomes at the same or lower costs as other hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA.

North Cypress Medical Center received the 2016 Women's Choice Award as one of America's Best Stroke Centers, America's Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery and America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics, according to Your Houston News.

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Here are four recent legislative changes that affect ASCs.

Ghada Orkubi, MD, has joined Katzen Eye Group in Lutherville, Md., according to The Daily Record.

Physicians tend to get less aggressive care before death than the average person, according to a study published in JAMA.

The Kaiser Family Foundation released its survey results on Americans views of U.S. spending on health in developing countries.