A study of nearly 46 million Medicare patients revealed that rural residents undergo certain surgeries more frequently than residents in urban areas, challenging the popular belief that rural areas lack access to care, according to a Seattle Times report.
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Outpatient surgery volume in Washington, D.C., grew by 3 percent in 2010, its fifth annual consecutive gain, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Albert Domingo, MD, and his Canton, Ohio-based OB/GYN practice plan to transform the former Army Reserve armory in Canton into an ambulatory surgery center, according to a Canton Rep report.
The July 1 quarterly HCPCS Level II update includes several drug/biological code changes, according to an AAPC release.
Research findings show that obesity may greatly increase the risk of a surgical site infection following a colectomy and consequently boost the cost of a colectomy by more than $17,000, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.
An analysis of sharps injuries among Massachusetts healthcare workers showed the incident of sharps injuries has decreased from 2002-2007, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Swedish Covenant Hospital has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building on the hospital's Chicago medical campus, according to a report from the Lincolnwood Review, a Chicago Sun-Times publication.
Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., is set to break ground on a new ambulatory surgery center in Elk Grove, Calif., according to a report from Glenbrooke News.
Chicago (May 17, 2011) — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announces a complimentary educational webinar for ambulatory surgery center leadership — "EHR in the ASC: Meaningful Use and What it Means for Your Center" — on Thursday, June…
The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States is seeking feedback to help the development of "apps" to aid with diagnosis and treatment of malignant hyperthermia.