Here are 12 ASCs recently opened or under construction by hospitals or health systems.
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A new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveals low health literacy in older Americans correlates to poorer health and a higher risk of death, according to a news release.
Symbion has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2010, highlighted by a 34 percent increase in revenues for the quarter compared to the prior year period, according to a report from the Nashville…
Highly satisfied patients translate into long-term success and higher volume for the ambulatory surgery center, says Rajiv Chopra, of the C/N Group in Merrillville, Ind. "If the patient has a bad experience at your ASC they are going to give…
Public data on patient outcomes in Veterans Affairs hospitals has motivated hospitals with poor results to make changes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The following article is written by Charles Kinder, MD, director of heart rhythm program for Heart Care Centers of Illinois and founder of DocFroc. Sixteen million healthcare professionals wear scrubs in the workplace everyday. A recent study released by…
The following article is written by Brian Williamson, PharmD, president & CEO of JCB Laboratories. Dilating patients' eyes before ophthalmic procedures is quite possibly the most time-consuming part of the eye exam/surgery. Many facilities choose to combine various medications…
Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans in seven states are under federal investigation to examine whether they are raising health-insurance premiums through agreements with hospitals that stifle business with rival payors, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Researchers suggest catastrophizing, the act of thinking of events as a catastrophe, is a strong predictor of whether an individual's acute pain after surgery or an injury will evolve into chronic pain, according to a news report by MedPage Today.
Following reports that a multiresistant form of Klebsiella pneumoniae had been found in Los Angeles County medical facilities, Kavita Trivedi, MD, medical epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health's Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative, spoke to the LA Times about…