Chicago — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, announces Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) as a corporate sponsor for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, which is being held June…
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Winchester (Mass.) Hospital has received an exemption from environment review for a new ambulatory surgery center it is developing, according to a report from the Winchester Star.
Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuire Woods LLP, discusses five issues that can affect the legality of hospital/physician ASC joint ventures.
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A secure clinical event reporting system linked to an anesthesia information management system captured almost twice the number of adverse events as usual, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Florida Society of Pain Management President Says Law Enforcement Campaigns Threaten Legit Practices
In an editorial published in the Sun-Sentinel, Paul Sloan, president of the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers, wrote the majority of Florida's pain physicians and centers are legitimate, and law enforcement campaigns pose a threat to the existence of…
The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning a Vermont law that prohibits data mining companies from using physicians' prescription records for marketing purposes, according to a New York Times news report.
In a comparison of subacute and chronic back pain, researchers found three key differences in the clinical features of these two pain conditions, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures, according to an association news…