Physicians who listened to Mozart while performing colonoscopies detected more adenomas in their patients, according to research presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington.
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Two aspirin a day can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by more than 60 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.
The C/N Group has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide consulting services to Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital in conjunction with the development of an ambulatory surgery center adjacent to the hospital campus, according to a release.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Thomas J. Stallings, JD, a partner with McGuireWoods in the firm's Richmond office, discussed five key medical staff issues for ASC and hospitals.
Physicians, non-physician practitioners and independent diagnostic testing facilities that provide the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services must be accredited by Jan. 1, 2012 to bill Medicare for these services, according to a CMS report.
Access MediQuip, a national provider of surgical implant management solutions, has announced it is sponsoring the inaugural meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, according to an Access MediQuip news release.
Andrew Ziskind, MD, senior executive with Accenture, and Matthew Walsh, COO with Henry Ford Physician Network, recently spoke on accountable care organizations at Becker’s 18th Annual ASC Conference in Chicago. The conversation began with an overview of ACOs and what…
Caryl Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, executive vice president and chief strategy officer for SourceMedical, recently spoke on outsourced and in-house billing for ambulatory surgery centers Becker’s 18th Annual ASC Conference in Chicago. “My goal for this talk is, that if…
Marsha Wallander, RN, is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Q: We are in the process of changing the type of hand sanitizers at our endoscopy locations. We are going to touchless dispensers.…
Brad Lerner, MD, medical director at Summit ASC in Baltimore, recently spoke physician leadership at Becker’s 18th Annual ASC Conference in Chicago. Historically, physicians were granted leadership status based on their knowledge and expertise, such as technical skills, cognitive abilities…