Christie Clinic in Champaign, Ill., has become joint owner of the Carle SurgiCenter, also in Champaign, according to a News-Gazette report.
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The Iowa Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation to establish ASC licensing in the state, according to an ASCA report.
CMS has asked for stakeholders to provide input on measures that would be included in a survey of patient satisfaction for ASCs and HOPDs, according to an ASCA report.
Leadership from Baltimore-based Ameritox, a pain medication monitoring company, spoke at a recent briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of ensuring that chronic pain patients have access to medications they need, while keeping communities safe.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new version of the ASC Quality Reporting Specifications Manual, according to an ASCA report.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will be examining the relationship between healthcare information technology and physician practice workflow, according to Government Health IT.
A recent healthcare survey of vendors confirmed that 80 vendors plan to release ICD-10-compliant products in 2014, but 35 percent are due for release in the fourth quarter, after the Oct. 1 implementation deadline, according to ICD-10 Watch.
An article in Gastroenterology determined the use of anesthesia assistance from an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist during a routine colonoscopy is not associated with lower complication rates.
Marquette, Mich.-based Pioneer Surgical Technology will open a new facility in Konstanz, Germany and has created Pioneer Surgical Technology Deutzchland to bolster its growing presence in the German Market, according to Second Wave.
Mazor Robotics received approval to market the Renaissance robotic spine system in Taiwan.