Marshall Maran, senior vice president of operations and physician services at Health Inventures in Broomfield, Colo., outlines three choices physician-owners of ambulatory surgery centers have when looking for a new strategic direction.
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The following article is written by Nap Gary, COO; Robert Welti, senior vice president, operations; Matt Lau, corporate controller; and Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director for Regent Surgical Health.
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced the winners of the 2011 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards.
First Surgical Partners, which operates two ambulatory surgery centers and an acute-care hospital, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0275 per share on its shares of common stock that will be paid on Aug. 12, 2011, according to a…
An Inglewood surgeon agreed Wednesday to surrender his medical license after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a 30-year-old patient, according to an LA Times report.
A survey of infection preventionists showed CMS’ nonpayment policy for infections is leading healthcare professionals to pay increased time and attention to coding, according to a Medscape Medical News report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the…
A former Ciena Healthcare employee has prevailed in a lawsuit she filed against Ciena Healthcare in Southfield, Mich., accusing the nursing and rehabilitation provider of firing her for cooperating in a state investigation over two patient deaths, according to a…
Michal Hytros, MD, from Park Ridge, Ill., has been reprimanded by the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation, according to government documentation.
Three more members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association release.
St. Anthony Midtown Ambulatory Surgical Center and the Midtown Bone and Joint Hospital at St. Anthony in Oklahoma City have paid a $1 million fine to settle claims related to record-keeping and inventory control failures for regulated drugs, according to…