AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced it released six new reports in 2010 on its clinical and non-clinical studies.
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Tyler Merrill, vice president of acquisitions & development at Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America in Hanover, Mass., makes seven points about developing surgery centers in highly regulated states with strict CON laws.
Although colorectal cancer screening techniques can decrease the incidence of colon cancer by 75 percent, multiple studies published in medical literature cite a broad range of reasons patients forgo colorectal cancer screening. Stacey Weiland, MD, discusses five ways GI physicians…
TriMedx Foundation, a non-profit that provides medical equipment and training to hospitals in third-world countries, is seeking volunteers with biomedical equipment and training experience to go to Haiti this year to volunteer at two hospitals, according to a news release.
Hospitals that screen patients in the intensive care unit for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) help save the facility money, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the…
California Ambulatory Surgery Association Legislative Advocate Bryce Docherty discusses three priorities for the association in 2011.
Thomas Wherry, principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions and medical director for Health Inventures, discusses four ways ambulatory surgery center surgeons can increase their distributions by cutting significant costs.
When physician-owners of an ambulatory surgery center partner with a management company or hospital, they forge a long-term bond that would be difficult to undo if circumstances deteriorate, says Kevin McDonough, senior manager in the Dallas office of VMG Health.…
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David Shapiro, MD, chairman of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, expressed concern over lagging reimbursements that could put some centers out of business, according to a Denver Business Journal report.