Historically, invasive, large incisions were necessary to perform "open" abdominal surgical procedures. While effective, this method increased the possibility of multiple complications, including post-operative pain, wound infection, incisional hernia and prolonged hospitalization. Concerns over the rate of complications and morbidities…
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Congressman Sam Farr (D-Calif.) recently signed on as a cosponsor of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to an ASCA release.
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida have developed a formula that generates a number representing the predictive risk for a postsurgical complication in a patient with IBD, according to findings presented at the American…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association will host a webinar on Dec. 8 describing the details of Medicare's new quality reporting program for ASCs. In preparation for the webinar, the ASCA has answered some of the most frequently asked questions about…
A Nashville-based healthcare company that currently owns and operates 28 acute-care hospitals and four managed healthcare plans across the United States is seeking an executive vice president of ambulatory services.
Here are 10 recently published studies about colorectal cancer screening. 1. Fecal Immunochemical Testing More Effective Than Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Testing. A new study found fecal immunochemical testing is more effective than guaiac fecal occult blood testing and is…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I Recall of Mizuho OSI Modular Table Systems following reports of patient injury.
Beginning next year, Illinois will pay healthcare providers increased Medicaid reimbursements for breast cancer screening and mammogram procedures if they report quality data on those procedures, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The official start date for ICD-10 isn't until Oct. 1, 2013, but that doesn't mean surgery centers should delay the implementation process. Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, of AAPC, discusses seven steps surgery center leaders should take over the next…
David W. Parke II, MD, CEO, executive vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told ophthalmologists to join together to fight the expansion of optometric practices at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, according to an OSN Supersite…