Hospitals today are increasingly employing physicians for a variety of reasons, including the desire to gain more control over referrals and to be prepared for movement towards the accountable care model. However, some specialties are markedly more sought after than…
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A new ASC for Corcoran (Calif.) District Hospital will receive $12 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a news release from the United States Department of Agriculture.
What is the right type of physician partner to recruit for your ASC? Larry Taylor, present and CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare, describes four considerations when seeking new physicians.
Cape Cod Healthcare, based in Falmouth, Mass., has announced it has acquired physician-owned Bayside Surgical Center in North Falmouth.
As of 2006, the most common ownership structure of an ASC was 100 percent physician-owned (61 percent of ASCs), followed by hospital/physician-owned (16 percent of ASCs) and corporation/physician-owned (11 percent of ASCs), according to data provided by VMG Health in…
A new surgery center is part of a $210 million expansion project for New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, according to a news release from the organization.
The publisher of Becker's ASC Review is launching a new, free electronic newsletter focusing on patient safety and infection control in ASCs.
A new study by University of Cincinnati oral and maxillofacial surgeons indicates outpatient treatment of jaw fractures does not impact outcome and can help reduce costs, according to a news release from the institution.
ASCOA CEO Luke M. Lambert discusses three current trends impacting surgery center transactions.
Management and development company ASCOA develops new surgery centers and buys troubled surgery centers and works to turn them around, says ASCOA CEO Luke M. Lambert. The number of ASCs in need of turnaround services is increasing.