Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital in Austin, Texas, has announced it has been named the top hospital in Texas for spine surgery by HealthGrades, according to a news release from Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital.
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Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce National Medical Billing Services has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to…
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Kimberly A. Neuharth, MD, who practices family medicine in Panora, Iowa, has entered into a combined statement of charges and settlement agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has filed a complaint against Anjum Usman, MD, citing "extreme departure from rational medical judgment" in her treatment of an autistic boy, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Nurses from various Oregon hospitals have adopted the British National Health Service’s program to improve quality and efficiency, according to an Oregonian report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on quality improvement in Oregon.
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Here are 10 points on ambulatory surgery center nurse employment and pay in the United States, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010 and the ASC Association's 2010 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey.
Kathy Bryant, the longtime executive director of the ASC Association, has been named deputy director for the division of practitioner services in the hospital and ambulatory policy group for the Center for Medicare.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed an agreement with Hill-Rom Company for bed and support surface rentals, according to an Amerinet news release.