Southeastern Regional Medical Center, based in Lumberton, N.C., has announced Lya C. Crichlow, MD, and Eric Velazquez, MD, have joined the Southeastern Surgical Center in Lumberton, according to a hospital news release.
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The plastic surgery facility of Philip J. Straka, MD, FACS, in Houston has received accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, according to a news release.
Michael Patterson has been named the new president and CEO of Mississippi Valley Surgery Center in Davenport, Iowa, according to a Quad-City Times report.
The following article is written by Robert Welti, MD, senior vice president of operations for Regent Surgical Health. The role of the medical director has become increasingly important over the past year. In addition to the usual three-year accreditation…
Medical director compensation can be a sticky subject for surgery centers, as physician responsibilities in a medical directorship role can vary tremendously between centers and compensation should only be tied to the duties of the role. Ben Ulrich, manager with…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has formally addressed CMS' proposed rule changes related to hospital conditions of participation and ASC equipment, according to an ASA release.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has approved an emergency rule that eliminates birth as a qualifying event for individual health insurance coverage, according to an Insurance News Net report.
Groups representing Maine's elderly, children and others covered by Medicaid will bring their concerns over Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to cut the program to state lawmakers this week, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
A panel of Idaho lawmakers met Wednesday to look at legislation for a state-run health insurance exchange, which would allow individuals and small businesses to "comparison shop" for coverage in an online marketplace, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
Patients at dialysis treatment centers in Colorado suffered a total of 664 vascular access infections from April 2010-March 2011, amounting to an overall vascular access infection rate of 1.8 per 100 hemodialysis patients, according to the Colorado Department of Public…