Here are stories on the openings of or plans for 25 new surgery centers announced in 2010.
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Following authorization from CMS on Aug. 6 to begin medical necessity reviews of 18 types of medical conditions, three Medicare recovery audit contractors have announced the start of such review, according to AHA News Now.
Michael Buckstein, MD, a general oncology surgeon at Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hannibal, Mo., may be respected and recognized for his work with cancer treatment, but he remains humble about his accomplishments — so much so that congratulations…
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Surgical Center recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Jeff Hayes, who has been with the ASC for 19 years, with 13 in his current role of administrator, discusses the surgery center's history of success.
Sixteen U.S. Senators have signed a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling for a review of Medicare payments for anesthesia services as possibly misvalued, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists and a copy of the letter.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized GI Associates & Endoscopy Center, which has four locations throughout Mississippi, as part of its Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program, which is committed to quality and safety in the practice of endoscopy in…
A few days before the July 4 holiday in 2009, staff at the Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs received a call setting off a public relations "nightmare," says Administrator Brent Ashby. It turned out that a surgical tech recently…
Gladiolus Surgery Center in Fort Myers, Fla., has reopened after state regulators lifted an admissions moratorium, according to Naples Daily News report.
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A recent report in the Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology journal emphasizes the necessity of influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel as a core patient safety practice that should be a condition of both initial and continued employment in healthcare facilities,…