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Symbion, a large, leading operator of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals, has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, highlighted by a nearly $6 million increase in revenue for the quarter compared to the prior year…
The Joint Commission has published a new standards FAQ about texting orders.
CDC is now offering a free, online laboratory training module.
A health insurance exchange bill passed in the Michigan Senate on Nov. 10 may not move much further for the rest of 2011, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
The Joint Commission has announced the appointment of George Mills as director of its newly formed department of engineering, according to a Joint Commission news release.
CMS' announcement that Medicare payments in 2012 will increase by 1.6 percent to ASCs and 1.9 percent to hospital outpatient departments has met with "mixed reviews," according to an AAPC report.
Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures than in previous years, according to an analysis by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, reported in Healthcare IT News.
An audit performed by Maryland's Department of Legislative Services show the state's board of physicians has a "serious backlog" of complaints filed against physicians, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
The drug market for key hospital-associated infections will increase from $3.3 billion in 2010 to just over $4 billion in 2020 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan, according to a Decision Resources news…