Here is a list of the top 10 states with more hospitals than surgery centers, according to 2008 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.
The Latest
Hospitals will increasingly spend their money on the construction of outpatient facilities, as facilities look to ambulatory settings to provide a low-cost care alternative, according to a Crain's New York Business report.
Here are 10 recent reports on surgery center transactions and projects involving hospitals and health systems. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.
Robert Carrera is president of PINNACLE III, based in Lakewood, Colo.
Delaware's Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline has been asked to change its disciplinary measures for Frederick Gooding, Sr., MD, according to a local ABC news release.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has published a free, downloadable two-page list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations.
A hand hygiene joint project between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 3M produced a number of valuable tools that used the Six Sigma process, including a free, downloadable questionnaire for measuring local perceptions and attitudes regarding hand hygiene in…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Symbion has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held Oct.…
The following article is written by Azadeh Farahmand, CEO and founder of GHN-Online. The clock is ticking and it's no secret that the government mandated pair — HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 — requires healthcare organizations to cover an enormous…
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will begin seeking public comment for proposed revisions to AAAHC standards for 2012 beginning Aug. 2.