Regent Surgical Health, a developer, manager and owner of ambulatory surgery centers and specialty hospitals, has announced the opening of a new ASC in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Somnia Anesthesia has announced it has awarded the first Somnia Clinical Quality Performance Award to anesthesiology clinicians from California and Washing State.
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The American Hospital Association sent a follow-up letter to the Department of Justice asking for greater oversight of False Claims Act investigations to ensure "effective, fair and just administration of the statute and the federal health care programs," according to…
Researchers conducted a study at the University of Michigan and found that androgen deprivation therapy, delivered via injections or surgical castration, resulted in a 30-40 percent increase in risk for colorectal cancer, according to a news release.
The American Hospital Association has filed an amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that information obtained by private citizens through the Freedom of Information Act cannot be the basis for pursuing a False Claims Act case, according…
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The combination of well-designed patient-controlled analgesia pumps, pre-printed physician orders and nursing education can reduce overall PCA administration errors and pump-programming errors, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.
Health Inventures, a developer and operator of ASCs and surgical hospitals, has named Charles Peck, MD, as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2011.
Based on our monitoring of IT trends in other healthcare markets, along with our frequent discussions with independent and networked ASC leaders, we see the following macro IT trends impacting ASCs over the next five years.