Cook Medical has developed a new histology needle for endoscopic ultrasound that provides a minimally invasive procedure for taking samples of submucosal lesions, mediastinal masses, lymph nodes and intraperitoneal masses, according to a news release by the company.
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Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it is hosting a three-part online complimentary educational webinar series aimed at helping hospitals and integrated delivery networks address critical revenue enhancement issues.
The following article is written by Michael McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, for Regent Surgical Health. Simply stated, neither the priorities of the hospital nor the priorities of the surgeons are necessarily the priorities of a surgery center.…
An outpatient surgery center could be included in a new health park project in Cobb County, Ga., under development by WellStar Health System, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Iowa hospital officials have expressed concern about a proposed bill that would weaken the state's Certificate of Need policy and they feel make it easier for the development of new ambulatory surgery centers, according to a report from the Omaha…
An outpatient surgery center in Trinity, Fla., is included in a new medical office building under development by New Port Richey, Fla.-based Community Hospital, the future Medical Center of Trinity, according to a news release from the organization.
AmSurg has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2010, highlighted by an 11 percent increase in revenues, 9 percent increase in procedures and 2 percent increase in average revenue per procedure for the…
Christopher Holden, CEO of AmSurg, expressed his concerns about the economy's impact on his company and other ambulatory surgery center operators in a report from The Tennessean.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, representing Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1 million to settle allegations that the hospital system violated the HIPAA privacy rule, according to a news…