Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has partnered with Atigeo, a technology company focused on delivering semantic software, to provide customized healthcare solutions spanning clinical decision-making, research and development, improved patient care and a reduction in costs, according to…
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The Surgery Center of Fort Collins in Colorado recently hosted a visit by U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) who toured the facility and discussed important ambulatory surgery center issues, according to a news release from the Colorado ASC Association.
Here are the top 10 states with more ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals, according to 2009 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas must pay a $50,000 fine for an incident involving a patient who died in 2008 after waiting 17 hours in the emergency room, according to a Houston Chronicle news report. Read the full report in…
The federal government’s systems to analyze Medicare and Medicaid data to identify fraud are inadequate and underused, according to a report released by the U.S. Governmnent Accountability Office yesterday. The report examines the efficiency of two initiatives that were launched…
Two facilities in Florida — Jupiter (Fla.) Outpatient Surgery Center and Northpoint Surgery and Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. — have adopted Vestex uniforms to provide effective and comfortable fluid barrier protection for employees, according to a Vestagen…
Nick Vailas, president of Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center, discusses the role of transparency in reforming healthcare and why cost data is essential to level the provider playing field.
When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton responded, "Because that’s where the money is."
The following article is written by Michael Sacopulos, JD, a partner with Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Ind. Within the past several years the way we communicate has dramatically changed. More and more people would rather check in…
New guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which went into effect July 1, call for anesthesiologists to monitor exhaled carbon dioxide in lower levels of sedation than was previously required, according to a Benzinga report.