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Joseph Adrian Jeevendra Martyn, MD, FRCA, FCCM, has received the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2010 Excellence in Research Award, according to a report in Anesthesiology, the journal of the ASA.

Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has opened a new ENT surgical and medical care center in Carlisle, according to a report on PennLive, website of The Patriot-News.

Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut is close to acquiring Constitution Eye Surgery Center in Newington, Conn., in a $28 million transaction, according to a report from the Hartford Business Journal.

Here is a list of statistics on the U.S. GI and endoscopic device market from Millennium Resource Group's report, US Markets for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Devices 2010.

It is clear that ASC billing is becoming more complex every day, even without the impending effects of healthcare reform. At best, reimbursement trends are flat and probably headed down, with most private-payor negotiations resulting in lower rates and pressures…

Jeremy Bradshaw, vice president of operations at Denver-based HealthOne, which includes 12 surgery centers, discusses one way ASCs can expand orthopedic-driven ASCs.

According to Beverly Kirchner, owner and CEO of Genessee Associates, ASCs are required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track patients for infections until a full year after surgery. "The process is time-consuming, potentially paper intensive and…

Christus Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio, Texas, is in the process of consolidating two ASCs to pave the way for the development of its hospital campus in Alamo Heights, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.

Here are 10 benchmarking statistics about ASC operating expense per case, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.