Verifying physician credentials are up to date is an essential process that ensures an ASC is compliant with regulatory standards and is running efficiently, according to MedHQ, an HR management company for ASCs.
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Moreno Valley, Calif.-based Riverside University Health System held a "topping off" ceremony for its new 200,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center.
Research published in Neurosurgery found outpatient spine procedures are just as safe or safer than procedures performed in an inpatient setting.
ASCs' efforts to reduce postoperative pain and opioid dependence include using less long-acting anesthesia, administering non-opioid medications in the operating room and using postoperative pain blocks that gradually wear off, according to Maura Dent Cash, RN.
Bundled payments can help ASCs increase reimbursements while remaining competitive in a value-based environment, according to MNet.
Vancouver, Canada-based CRH Medical Corp. acquired Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Lake Erie Sedation Associates, a gastroenterology anesthesia practice.
San Gabriel, Calif.-based Pacifica Digestive Health relocated its office to San Gabriel Valley Medical Plaza's fourth floor.
Houston-based HCA Gulf Coast completed its acquisition of North Cypress (Texas) Medical Center and named Jim Brown the facility's CEO.
Karima Boubekeur, PhD, is leaving AstraZeneca to join Tillotts Pharma AG as global head of innovation.
Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health completed the Doctors Outpatient Surgery Center earlier this year, the Lincoln Journal Star reports.