A central Alabama community planning group has launched a new campaign to lure physicians and their spouses to the region, according to a Montgomery Advertiser report.
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Office Park Eye Center, a surgery center in Jacksonville, N.C., is providing free cataract surgeries on June 9 to those who qualify, in conjunction with Mission Cataract USA, according to a Jacksonville Daily News report.
A rise in legal challenges against peer review protections is putting physicians' confidentiality at risk, according to an American Medical News report.
Regent Surgical Health, a surgery center management company that specializes in hospital-physician joint ventures, and its physician partners at the Surgery Center of Mount Dora, have established a joint venture with Leesburg Regional Medical Center, according to an Orlando Sentinel…
Indiana Orthopedic Hospital has selected Surgical Information Systems Anesthesia as its anesthesia information management system.
The Medical Payment Advisory Commission has appointed Alice Coombs, MD, as one of its five new members. Dr. Coombs is an anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at Milton Hospital and South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts.
This issue of Becker’s ASC Review focuses on some of the most pressing issues facing our industry, including:
In December 2010, Regent Surgical Health CEO Tom Mallon received an email from an overseas hospital consultant. Recognizing Regent's experience in facilitating physician/hospital joint ventures, the consultant asked if Regent would be interested in working with a group of physicians…
Increasing pressures in the outpatient surgery setting — ranging from regulations and quality measures to issues surrounding payors and reimbursement — can make physicians feel less engaged in the practice of medicine, according to Bob Uslander, MD, an entrepreneur and…
Stephanie Stinson, RN, BSN, CASC, is the administrative director for Strictly Pediatrics in Austin, Texas, a multi-specialty facility that performs more than 5,000 procedures annually.