Bill Heath, chief development officer at Practice Partners in Healthcare in Birmingham, Ala., lists seven aspects of ambulatory surgery centers that physicians like the most.
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The four ambulatory surgery centers of Florida's BayCare Health System undergo an annual, unannounced drill to prepare for the possibility of their information systems going down, according to Nancy Burden, director, BayCare Ambulatory Surgery.
Lanson J. Hyde, chief operating officer of Surgical Development Partners in Franklin, Tenn., provides six best practices for physicians seeking partnerships with hospitals on ambulatory surgery centers.
Global Healthcare Exchange has provided a list of 10 strategies for hospitals and other healthcare organizations on cutting medical-surgical supply spending, according to a GHX release.
The recent opioid-related killings of four people at a Long Island pharmacy have given new life to a U.S. Senate bill that would require physicians and other professionals to get special training on prescribing opioids, according to a report by…
In a survey of people using mobile medical devices, 96 percent said ease-of-use was the top factor in selecting a mobile healthcare device while 76 percent listed price as the second factor, according to a report by the IBM Institute…
A Colorado nurse's suicide earlier this year has drawn more attention to "second victims" of medical errors, according to an MSNBC news report.
Miami-area physician Rene De Los Rios, MD, who has been convicted for his role in a $23 million HIV injection and infusion Medicare fraud scheme, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison, according to a Miami Herald news…
A nationwide poll has found that follow-up colon cancer screening rates for age groups recommended for screening are remarkably low, according to a news release by the Colon Cancer Alliance.
A study of Autonomic Technologies' implantable neurostimulation system for the treatment of cluster headache reported positive preliminary findings, according to a release by Autonomic Technologies.