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Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has filed a motion to dismiss a whistleblower suit by a former executive alleging the hospital operator provided kickbacks to physicians and as a result submitted false claims to Medicare, according to a Marco Eagle…

Update: Cape Cod Healthcare has acquired Bayside Surgical Center. Read about the acquisition by clicking here.Falmouth (Mass.) Hospital is close to acquiring physician-owned Bayside Surgery Center in North Falmouth, according to a Cape Cod Times report.

Each year more than 1.7 million patients in the United States acquire infections while in healthcare facilities. Refreshing basic steps for hand hygiene is crucial for the survival of the healthcare institution. Jane Kirk MSN, RN, CIC, recently advised GOJO…

Here are 35 statistics about GI/endoscopy.

The president and the director of the N.C. Society of Anesthesiologists defended the state's requirement that physicians supervise nurse anesthetists when providing anesthesia in an op-ed article published in the News & Observer.

Jaime Wilber, director of nursing at Ashtabula (Ohio) Surgery Center, offers the following advice when adding hip arthroscopies at your ASC.

Freida Toler, administrator at Amarillo (Texas) Endoscopy Center, shares three processes the surgery center follows to cut down on supply costs.

In a small state with a high concentration of ASCs, Maryland surgery centers are facing several challenges to their financial and operational viability. Andrea Hyatt, president of the Maryland Ambulatory Surgical Association (MASA), discusses three major issues currently affecting Maryland…

Surgicare of Hawaii, a joint-venture project between Surgical Care Affiliates, Hawaii Pacific Health Partners and Honolulu Surgery Center, has opened, according to ABC's KITV.

The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia in Jesup has opened a new facility which includes an ASC, according to a news release from the organization.