The following article is contributed by Matt Lau, corporate controller for Regent Surgical Health. We hear the term "value" used quite often these days, usually when a commercial comes on the television trying to convince us to purchase a…
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Koch Eye Associates was purchased by a private equity firm, Boston-based Candescent Partners, on Jan. 27, after the transfer of the medical license for the practice's St. James Surgery Center was approved by the Rhode Island Department of Health, according…
Out-of-network reimbursement is one of the most significant issues in the surgery center industry today. Many experts believe that dependence on out-of-network reimbursement will become unfeasible in the next few years, but some surgery centers and markets continue to buck…
Connecticut-based insurance company Cigna is in the process of removing all one-room surgery centers in New Jersey from its network, according to a Cigna contract manager.
Inaccurate patient selection criteria may be disqualifying one-quarter of patients with chronic sacroiliac joint pain from receiving radiofrequency ablation treatment, according to a Medscape report.
Researchers at Tampere University of Technology in Finland have developed the world's first biodegradable joint implant to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a News Medical report.
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission offers a free, downloadable safe surgery checklist to help ensure the correct surgery at the correct site on the correct patient.
Project Check offers a free, downloadable checklist designed to reduce harm associated with catheter-related bloodstream infections.
The positive predictive value for colorectal cancer of second round fecal immunochemical testing is half that of first round testing, according to a study reported in Oncology Report.
In light of new research reinforcing the effectiveness of colonoscopy screenings, Western Michigan Cancer Center is offering free colonoscopies for uninsured residents of the community, according to an M Live report.