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7 Predictions From ASC Physicians on the Future of Surgery Center Physician Ownership Considering the growing trends of physician employment by hospitals and hospital acquisition and integration of ambulatory surgery centers, seven ambulatory surgery center physician-owners discuss whether they expect…
The CDC, as part of its Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign that informs men and women about the importance of having regular colorectal cancer screening tests, provides several free, downloadable colorectal cancer screening posters.
The North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable medication safety reconciliation toolkit.
Ambulatory surgery center physicians and professionals from Washington state recently flew into Washington, D.C., and met with their congressional representatives to lobby on behalf of ASCs, according to a report from ASCA's Government Affairs Update.
Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Joyce Broadsword (R-ID) visited the Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho, during August Congress recess, according to according to a report from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's Government Affairs Update.
Ambulatory surgery centers in Wyoming have joined together to form a state ASC association called the Wyoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, according to a news release from Todd Currier, association president and administrator of Northern Wyoming Surgical Center in Cody.
Jessica Edmiston, coding manager, and Tamara Wagner, coding audit manager, with National Medical Billing Services, discuss eight common coding errors that create compliance problems and decrease revenue for surgery centers.
William F. Mulhall, RN, a partner with Merritt Healthcare in Somers, N.Y., offers eight points to ensure safe and seamless operations when an existing ambulatory surgery center undergoes construction for renovation or expansion.
Medicare Chief Donald Berwick, MD, celebrates his 65th birthday today, making him eligible the federal health insurance program he oversees, according to an NPR report.