Here are 10 statistics on recruitment of common ambulatory surgery center specialties and physicians based on data from Merritt Hawkins' 2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives. The 2011 review is based on the 2,667 permanent physician and advanced allied professional…
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has opened a grand jury investigation into DaVita, a Denver-based kidney-dialysis firm, according to a Denver Post report. Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, said the investigation is in its preliminary stages.…
Yesterday, a federal grand jury charged the one-time vice president of Louisville-based National Respiratory Services with misbranding drugs and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a briefing from the Lexington Herald-Leader. Johnny Perry received a five-count indictment, alleging that…
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The FDA has announced American Regent is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of 17 lots of vasopressin injection, USP, multiple-dose vials, due to sub-potency.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has announced the availability of new manuals.
A study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, correlates increased hand hygiene knowledge with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among…
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce United Surgical Partners International has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to…
The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal has provided coverage of Tracy Cregg, administrator at the Surgery Center of Silverdale, Wash., earning the Certified Administrator Surgery Center certification.
The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation has rejected a proposal from FirstHealth of the Carolinas and Rex Healthcare to build an ambulatory surgery center in Harnett County, N.C., according to a report from the Fayetteville Observer.