A certificate of need application for a new ambulatory surgery in Kenai, Alaska, has been filed with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.
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Peconic Bay Medical Center, based in Riverhead, N.Y., has opened a new orthopedic surgery center, according to a The Suffolk Times report.
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances, has received an executive certificate from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, according to a news release.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced its private-label and sourcing company, Amerinet Choice, has signed an agreement with Medline Industries for wound closure products, according to an Amerinet news release.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. Vertebroplasty procedures are performed…
The 2010 death of a patient at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester attributed in part to a delayed response to device alarms signaling the patient's fast heart rate and breathing problems are not isolated incidents but rather indicative of…
Here are 10 statistics from a recent survey on American Society of Anesthesiologist standards and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation recommendations and standards, conducted by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed new laws yesterday that will impose a 1 percent tax on all healthcare claims paid in the state, according to a CivSourceOnline report.
Shares of surgical device maker Kips Bay Medical continue to decrease, dropping sharply following news that the Food and Drug Administration wants more data before it will allow the company's eSVS surgical mesh to undergo clinical trials, according to a…
Facilities that perform outpatient surgery must report the right place-of-service code, according to an AAPC report.