Patients say they would pay medical bills more promptly if physicians provided online access to bill pay, according to an American Medical News report.
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Research findings suggest split-dose oral mannitol plus single-dose simethicone provides better small bowel preparation before capsule endoscopy than other bowel preparations, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Researchers found the Fear of Pain Questionnaire is effective in measuring pain-related fear in children and adolescents, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.
Bundling of interventions does not necessarily reduce the rate of surgical site infections, according to research results published in the Archives of Surgery.
An older version of Lap-Band weight loss surgery could cause severe complications down the road, according to a study by Belgian researchers reported in the L.A. Times.
Physicians Capital, a Nashville-based lending organization for ambulatory surgery centers, offers loans to physicians seeking buy-in financing. Unlike banks, which typically collateralize a physician's personal assets before granting loans, Physicians Capital analyzes the ASC cash flow to determine whether the…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report, which, based on data from 1,032 U.S. hospitals, provides results that hospitals can use as one basis for comparison…
Two surgeons who hope to build an ambulatory surgery center in Lockport, N.Y., will soon submit a format request for certificate of need for the project, according to a report from The Buffalo News.
Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties in Huntsville, Ala., provides five best practices for physician-owners planning a de novo ambulatory surgery center.
Michael Redler, MD, co-founder of and orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn., discusses how he thinks accountable care organizations would affect orthopedic surgeons and ambulatory surgery centers.