The Department of Health and Human Services today released its final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which involves the establishment of accountable care organizations and is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2012. So far, experts have said…
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Physician recruitment is essential to surgery center profitability — but in this day and age, finding eligible providers is becoming more and more difficult. As hospital employment and non-compete contracts prevent physicians from joining surgery centers, ASC administrators must offer…
AmSurg has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with revenues for the quarter of about $196 million, an increase of 11 percent over the third quarter of 2010, according to an AmSurg news release.
Here are 24 statistics on the most common surgery center specialties, organized by region of the country, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
A new study indicates that using less invasive spinal, epidural and local anesthesia care is better than general anesthesia for elective endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a news release. The study, published in the Nov. 2011…
Federal healthcare reform could save New Jersey nearly $100 million in 2012 by affecting the state's health coverage for public workers, according to a North Jersey report.
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found the type of inflammation usually treated with NSAIDs is controlled by different enzymes in different parts of the body, according to an institute news release.
Regional anesthesia significantly reduces nausea and opioid use in the first two days after kidney transplantation, according to a Renal and Urology News report.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's decision to reject a $31.5 million federal grant to establish a health insurance exchange has met with controversy, according to an LJ World report.
Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., have prioritized evidence-based best practices by pairing staff nurses with nurse scholars, according to a New York Nursing News report.