While the shift to outpatient surgery is still ongoing, ASCs can still fail if they're not managed properly, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management.
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Karlina Patton, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Crestview Hills, Ky.-based Tri-State Gastro.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System added Laxmi Parsa, MD, to its gastroenterology staff, Chattanoogan.com reports.
Bayer added a warning to its prescription-free stomach relief Iberogast drops after a patient died from the product, MDLinx reports.
The Flex Robotic System allows surgeons to remove large colorectal lesions through minimally invasive surgery, MDLinx reports.
Hartford, Conn.-based St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Hartford-based Lighthouse Surgery Holdings are partnering to build the Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center in Hartford, Hartford Business.com reports.
Boston-based Partners Healthcare and Boston-based Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary agreed to pay the state $175,000 to settle alleged Massachusetts consumer protection law violations.
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Calif.) recently opened The Bonnie Uytengsu and Family Surgery and Intervention Center in Stanford, Healthcare Design reports.