Buddy Bacon is CEO of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: My ASC is struggling, the physicians are concerned about profitability and staff members are worried about their jobs. It's Monday morning and we need to get back on track this week. What…
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1. Time to start is now. ACOs must be organized before 2012, when one ACO will be designated in each region, with each region having no less than 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries who have signed up for an ACO. The first…
SourceMedical has announced it is collaborating with Health Informatics Consulting to help surgery centers implement electronic health records more efficiently and faster.
MeritCare Detroit Lakes (Minn.) Clinic has announced the groundbreaking of a new surgery center, and the expansion and remodeling of the facility's existing space.
Half of all ASCs in the country are either losing money or just breaking even, according to Brent Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Here are five ways he and Luke Lambert, CEO of ASCOA,…
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Beth A. Johnson is vice president of clinical systems for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners.
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., is in discussions with Harrison Outpatient Surgery Center in downtown Syracuse for a possible takeover, according to The Post-Standard.
In May, Christine A. Varney, the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, addressed the American Bar Association/American Health Lawyers Association Antitrust in Healthcare Conference, where she discussed healthcare antitrust enforcement and competition policy,…
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