Author: Staff

MEDNAX, the anesthesia and medical specialty group, reported a net income growth of 13 percent to $66.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Fort Mill Times.

Some insurers have begun to challenge out-of-network bills from outpatient surgery centers, while physicians and surgery centers say the criticism is unjustified, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

New sepsis protocols may go into effect in New York hospitals in May, according to a WWNY TV report.

Texas Center for Obesity Surgery, based in Plano, has alleged UnitedHealthcare of Texas owes the center more than $900,000 that it refuses to reimburse, according to a Law360 report.

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery with an enhanced recovery pathway is associated with early discharge and low readmission rates, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Raquel Rios (Ortiz) has been named administrator of Crystal Run Ambulatory Surgery Center of Middletown (N.Y.), according to a Photo-News report.

An urban community university hospital decreased the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in its medical-surgical intensive care unit by 92 percent over four years through a combination of bottom-up and top-down approaches to implementing a central line bundle, according…

Healthcare researchers, policymakers and clinicians can improve patient safety and quality by increasing the usability of electronic health records, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

A report by the American Hospital Association Committee on Research includes 20 ways communities, organizations, healthcare teams and individuals can engage patients and families in their healthcare.

Spine surgery is increasingly moving into outpatient ambulatory surgery centers, which operate on a highly efficient and cost-effective basis. However, with regulatory changes and downward pressure on reimbursements, ASCs may need to dig deeper in cost-cutting measures.