Hospital operator HCA has announced it is acquiring The Colorado Health Foundation's approximately 40 percent ownership of the HCA-HealthONE joint venture, an acquisition which will give HCA full ownership of 13 ambulatory surgery centers in the metropolitan Denver area.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted four new Class I medical device recalls on June 14-15.
When the National Quality forum recently announced the release of its updated and expanded list of 29 serious reportable events, NQF also announced the serious reportable events no longer just apply to hospitals but now also include ambulatory surgery centers.
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William Tobler, MD, of The Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center, and Michael Stroup, Vice President of Development at United Surgical Partners International gave a presentation titled "Keys to Successfully Establishing and Growing a Premier Spine Center—Why Partner With a Management…
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, 2011, Richard Hynes, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon in Melbourne, Fla., gave a presentation titled "The Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery—Why a Spine-Focused…
Terry Woodbeck, CEO, FAHC, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, R. Blake Curd, MD, board chairman, Surgical Management Professionals and Jeffrey C. Clark, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, participated in a panel discussion titled "Q&A Panel: Will Evidence Based Medicine Kill Spine? Will…
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A new technique allows researchers to view real-time, 3-D images of a patient's brain as the patient undergoes anesthesia from propofol, according to a report by TIME.
Use of a glowing gel that shows younger patients how well they wash their hands by illustrating bacteria they missed while washing and may significantly improve hand hygiene, according to a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America news release.