Local anesthesia may be sufficient for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, according to a study reported in Medpage Today.
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The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced that Steven Lisco, MD, will serve as chairman of the department of anesthesiology, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.
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Hospitals and outpatient surgery centers have been more successful at bargaining for higher rates from employer-sponsored health plans than physicians in 2012 so far, according to data from Milliman Inc. in Seattle.
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More surgery centers are struggling due to decreased reimbursement, saturated physician markets and increased regulations. Paul Skowron, senior vice president of operations for Regent Surgical Health, discusses eight ways to improve profits at a financially troubled surgery center.
HHS has released a web-based tool, known as the Health System Measurement Project, so major stakeholders can quickly view data on a given topical area, compare trends across measures and compare national trends with those at the state and regional…
Researchers concluded an audit of hospital records may change true healthcare-associated infection rates and provide a more accurate depiction of hospital performance in federal data, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read the full report…
Researchers concluded lower use of antimicrobial ceftriaxone may improve infection prevention efforts, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on ceftriaxone.
Richard Francis, Jr., has served as chairman of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare since March 2002 and as CEO and a director of the company since its inception in 1999. Under his leadership, Symbion became a publicly held company and an…