Here are 18 statistics about ophthalmology in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
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GENASCIS, a billing, revenue cycle management and data analytics firm in the ambulatory surgery industry, has announced the development of MEDIBIS Mobile, which the company says will provide physicians and ASC administrators access to relevant data on their facilities' financial…
Swiping a plastic surface three times effectively reduced bacteria regardless of the type of disinfectant used, according to a study conducted by a team at the University of Alberta, Canada, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.
More than 130 chief nursing officers have joined Premier healthcare alliance network to improve patient safety and address the expanding role of nurses, according to a news release from Premier.
The next few years should prove to be a challenging time in healthcare — a veritable "perfect storm" of consolidation, IT implementation, payment changes and physician integration. At the 2010 Huron Healthcare CEO Forum, CEOs from top healthcare organizations discussed…
New technology has prompted CMS to reconsider its recently updated national coverage determination for MRI, according to an AAPC release.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has provided information on radiation exposure and treatment and in the wake of the natural disasters in Japan.
A physician from Fayetteville, Tenn., has been sentenced to serve 108 months in prison for illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to a Huntsville Times report.
Study results suggest an EUS fine-needle biopsy device with a new 19-gauge histology needle can be used for histopathology diagnosis of intestinal mass lesion, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Bristol (Conn.) Hospital is working to improve medication safety by providing free wallet-sized medication cards to local residents, according to a Hartford Courant news report.