David Shapiro, MD, is a partner with Ambulatory Surgery Company, an ASC consulting company. In addition to his time as a practicing anesthesiologist, Dr. Shapiro currently serves as co-chair of the ASC Quality Collaboration, which develops, measures and publicly reports…
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Robert Carrera is president of Pinnacle III, an ambulatory surgery center management and development company based in Lakewood, Colo.
Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital has raised nearly $95,000 to assist with renovations to the hospital's SurgEase Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to an Acorn Online report.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of its new ambulatory surgery center on May 23, according to a Chronogram Magazine report.
The National Quality Forum announced the Measure Applications Partnership has released new reports on quality measurement strategies for a group of hospitals specializing in cancer care; hospice and palliative care providers; and dual eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health announced the release of a draft guidance by the Food and Drug Administration on a new breast cancer drug trial design.
Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health announced it is temporarily halting its kidney transplant program in light of four patient deaths and one graft failure in patients who have undergone transplants in the past year.
State officials have announced that the contract for the California health insurance exchange eligibility and enrollment system will go to Accenture, for $359 million, according to a Live Insurance News report.
G. Keith Smith, MD, founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, recently wrote about the impact of the overturn of the Affordable Care Act in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
Researchers found that exercise may effectively treat pain related to nerve damage, according to a Psych Central report.