United Surgical Partners International, a Dallas-based company that owns and operates surgery centers and surgical hospitals, has selected Surgical Notes as a preferred clinical documentation vendor, according to a Surgical Notes news release.
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The New York Times opinion section published an editorial addressing a recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health Affairs, claiming CRNAs who provide anesthesia services without physician supervision…
John Gleason, administrative director at Berks Center for Digestive Health in Wyomissing, Pa., discusses four ways the center is working to stay competitive and successful.
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One of the biggest challenges facing the practice of anesthesia are recent changes in infection control rules, according to Clifford Gevirtz, MD, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia Services who practices throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. Some anesthesiologists may…
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Here is the average common size balance sheet for orthopedic-driven ASCs (facilities with greater than 50 percent of their case volume in orthopedics), according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker. The balance sheet is broken down into assets, liabilities and equity, and…