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Even though accountable care organizations are a somewhat new care delivery model, they have made quite an impact on the world of healthcare already. New commercial ACOs are announced on a regular basis, and many organizations applied to be part…

CMS has announced that 1,557 hospitals will receive higher Medicare payments for quality ratings as part of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD, is a clinical professor and director of spine service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and sits on the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. Here,…

Out of seven major payors, providers ranked UnitedHealthcare last when it came to overall satisfaction but second for willingness to engage in innovative payment models, according to a Medical Group Management Association survey.

More ambulatory surgery centers are looking to partner or be acquired by hospitals, as payor reimbursements ratchet down and out-of-network becomes an increasingly infeasible strategy, according to an NJBiz report.

An eye clinic in Wasau, Wis., announced it will open a 6,000-square-foot surgery center that will be ready for patients in early January 2013.

The Eye Clinic of Wisconsin in Wausau will open its new surgery center in January, according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.

Meena Desai, MD, founder, president and CEO of Nova Anesthesia Professionals, discusses seven priorities for anesthesia providers and surgery centers in 2013.

Relief Glove, a new pain relief device, targets the muscles and joints of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand to relieve symptoms of carpel tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and wrist and hand pain.

Here are eight ambulatory surgery centers opening in 2013 that include orthopedics procedures.