For physicians: 1. Increased demand for physicians. With 32 million more Americans expected to enter the health insurance market, demand should rise, especially for primary care physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. This occurred when Massachusetts passed its statewide universal health…
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Much surgery is now being done in the office rather than the hospital or ASC, providing new opportunities for anesthesiologists, according to a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care and the Society for Ambulatory…
The Port St. Lucie (Fla.) City Council voted to move forward an ordinance that would make it more difficult for pain management clinics that dispense narcotics to open within the city limits, according to a report from TCPalm.com.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc., joined forces to update online resources and a printable brochure to educate patients about intraoperative awareness, a rare condition…
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has launched a new electronic survey application for organizations seeking accreditation or reaccreditation, according to an AAAHC news release.
Testifying to a state panel, the CEO of Partners HealthCare said the Boston-based health system is too costly and is working on becoming less expensive, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
CMS will expand the number of ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes it will accept on an institutional claim beginning in 2011, according to a CMS provider education article.
A study evaluating the use of a recommended withdrawal time of six minutes from the cecum in colonoscopy procedures supports this practice as a way to improve the detection of polyps, according to results reported in the April 2010 Journal…
Cornerstone Healthcare Partners, a developer and operator of ASCs, diagnostic imaging centers and urgent care centers, has signed a contract with the Orthopedic Institute, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to manage its Tower Surgery Center and Orthopedic Hospital. Under the agreement,…
Samer Narouze, MD, has been named director of the pain management department at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, according to a story in the Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.