American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of MEDNAX, has announced the acquisition of Greensboro Anesthesia Physicians, a physician group practice that provides patient services at three hospitals in the Moses Cone Health System and two ASCs in Greensboro, N.C., according to a…
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Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital has begun construction on a new freestanding ASC on its campus.
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ASC industry leaders identify and discuss 10 watershed trends for ASCs over the past 25 years.
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: How long does our ASC need to keep drug and equipment recall notices? Sheldon…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Colo. has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
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