An FDA advisory panel has voted in favor of approving the Lap-Band gastric binding procedure for less obese patients than current regulations permit, according to a news release from Allergan, maker of the Lap-Band weight-loss surgery device.
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Kimberly Tude Thuot, administrator of Yakima (Wash.) Ambulatory Surgical Center, a three-OR, physician-owned multispecialty facility with about 30 full-time and part-time employees, lists six key ways she has worked to make her ASC more profitable.
Tehachapi (Calif.) Surgery Center received coverage from Tehachapi News for its recent investment in an $85,000 new sign.
CMS has rescinded a termination notice for Medicare participation previously issued to St. Joseph's Surgery Center in Stockton, Calif., according to a release issued on behalf of the surgery center by United Surgical Partners International, an owner and the center's…
The president of the N.J. Association of Nurse Anesthetists is calling for changes that would allow CRNAs to provide anesthesia to hospital patients without the supervision of a physician in an op-ed column for The Times of Trenton.
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Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, describes a best practice to improve monitoring of specimens taken at the endoscopy center and resulting pathologies.
Here are five ways orthopedics-driven ASCs can drive down supply costs.
Alex B. Valadka, MD, is a Houston neurosurgeon and spokesperson for the Alliance of Specialty Medicine. The alliance was involved in discussions with drafters of the healthcare reform bill and continues to work with Congress on healthcare issues. Here he…
Most ASC administrators are aware that contracting with a group purchasing organization can help lower supply costs, but simply joining the organization may not be enough. Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., discusses three ways…