As of 2006, the most common ownership structure of an ASC was 100 percent physician-owned (61 percent of ASCs), followed by hospital/physician-owned (16 percent of ASCs) and corporation/physician-owned (11 percent of ASCs), according to data provided by VMG Health in…
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A new surgery center is part of a $210 million expansion project for New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, according to a news release from the organization.
The publisher of Becker's ASC Review is launching a new, free electronic newsletter focusing on patient safety and infection control in ASCs.
A new study by University of Cincinnati oral and maxillofacial surgeons indicates outpatient treatment of jaw fractures does not impact outcome and can help reduce costs, according to a news release from the institution.
ASCOA CEO Luke M. Lambert discusses three current trends impacting surgery center transactions.
Management and development company ASCOA develops new surgery centers and buys troubled surgery centers and works to turn them around, says ASCOA CEO Luke M. Lambert. The number of ASCs in need of turnaround services is increasing.
Here are 20 statistics about ophthalmology in the ASC setting, based on VMG Health's ASC Multi-Specialty Intellimarker 2010.
The struggling economy is impacting the ASC industry significantly, causing patient volumes to decrease in the face of job freezes and lay-offs. This predicament, compounded with the challenge of meeting the needs of practicing physicians in a multi-specialty ASC as…
To be accredited, ASCs are required to ensure all patients have received their advance directives, rights and responsibilities and information about the facility. This poses a challenge as ASCs are now required to provide this information verbally and in written…
Ethicon has announced the launch of two new products in its hernia solutions portfolio —the ETHICON SECURESTRAP 5mm Absorbable Strap Fixation Device and ETHICON PHYSIOMESH Flexible Composite Mesh.