The ASC Association is seeking input from members regarding its written response to CMS' proposal for Medicare's Accountable Care Organization program, slated to begin operation next year, according to an ASCA release.
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Mid-Town Surgical Center in Houston filed a lawsuit on May 4 in the Harris County District Court against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, alleging breach of contract and negligent representation, according to an Ultimate East End report.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft revisions to its guidelines on the design and cleaning of reusable medical devices.
The planning board of Franklin Lakes, N.J., asked the developer of a 16,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center to re-start his application to the board following "tainted" testimony, according to a Franklin Lakes Patch report.
Novant Health recently announced plans to create a 35,000-square-foot, $23 million medical campus with an emergency department, outpatient surgery center and specialty medical offices in Clemmons, N.C., according to a WXII12 report.
Hugh Morgan, director of quality assurance for Somnia Anesthesia, and John LaFratta, corporate training specialist, pain management, for B. Braun, recently presented a webinar titled "Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Patient Satisfaction: Minor Changes, Immediate Impact."
New research shows blacks and Hispanics are still getting colorectal cancer screening tests at lower rates than others, according to a report by the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Three young gastroenterologists have won the 2011 AGA Research Scholars awards from the American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation, according to a release from the AGA.
Intraoperative use of epidural anesthesia was associated with a longer relapse-free period after surgery in ovarian cancer patients compared to other forms of anesthesia, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Larry Parrish, MBA, administrator of Illinois Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Center in Morton Grove, Ill., makes eight points about scheduling cases in an ambulatory surgery center.