One of the best ways to combat our nation's healthcare issues is to ensure patients are receiving high quality care in the lowest cost setting. Through improvements in technology and anesthesia techniques, the number of procedures that can be safely…
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JCB Laboratories, a compounding pharmacy that serves ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals and clinics, has announced the opening of a new sterile compounding facility in Wichita, Kan., according to a JCB Labs Blog post.
Like many states, Ohio is hesitating on designing a health insurance exchange, leading exchange supporters to believe the state will run out of time before the Jan. 2013 deadline, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.
Medicare contractors denied payments for some valid services in 2010, according to an audit of improper payment determinations by a government watchdog and an American Medical News report.
Holland (Mich.) Eye Surgery and Laser Center has added blade-free surgery for patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, according to a Holland Sentinel report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with Marpac for sound conditioning equipment, according to an Amerinet news release.
In an editorial on Kentucky.com, Kevin T. Kavanagh, MD, chairman of Health Watch USA, and Helen Bukulmez, a policy analyst with the organization, wrote that healthcare spending will suffer if physicians continue the move toward hospital ownership.
More than 80 percent of anesthesiologists have been involved in a catastrophic event involving death or injury to a patient during surgery, according to a survey study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Changes in catheter system design are necessary to prevent serious complications caused by injection of drugs into the wrong location, according to an editorial in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Here are six strategies to recruit additional physicians for an ambulatory surgery center in 2012 with Reed Martin, COO of Surgical Management Professionals.