AnesthesiaCare, based in Dallas, has named Michael R. Williams, MD, as executive vice president, according to an AnesthesiaCare release.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a guide to help healthcare professionals working in the outpatient setting evaluate and treat MRSA infections. According to the CDC, incision and drainage is the primary therapy for MRSA infections. Empiric…
United Surgical Partners International is a company that specializes in the development and operation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities in the U.S. and the UK. We provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees are our number one…
There are a number of reasons why physicians aren't typically spearheading accreditation efforts in ambulatory surgery centers, although most of those reasons are not necessarily bad ones. Sheryl Walker, MD, a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care,…
A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests healthcare professionals sometimes improperly or inconsistently use personal protective equipment.
A majority of surgical site infections could be prevented if healthcare professionals followed current evidence-based infection control strategies, according to an article published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Joseph J. Kubacki, MD, an ophthalmologist from Philadelphia and the former chair of Temple University School of Medicine's ophthalmology department, has been charged with filing false claims, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer news report.
The following was written by Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, principal of HealthCare Appraisers. The valuation of a physician practice is one of the more difficult tasks faced by business appraisers. With significant regulatory restrictions, lack of definitive direction for…
In an article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, David Robbins, MD, a gastroenterologist from New York, reflects on the use of hydrocolonoscopy and cites two studies published in the journal supporting use of the method.
The new State University of New York Downstate Medical Center at Bay Ridge features a new ambulatory surgery center, according to a report from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.