Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that healthcare IT vendor research firm KLAS has named the ProVation MD software, from Wolters Kluwer's ProVation Medical brand of products, as No. 1 in the "Clinical Procedure Documentation" category of the 2008 Top 20…
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SourceMedical, a provider of outpatient information management solutions, has announced that Medline Industries has become a charter member of SourcePlus PurchaseConnection (PCX), an advanced eProcurement portal, according to a company press release.
The cost to treat the top six most common cardiovascular conditions such as heart attacks and clogged arteries cost U.S. hospitals $57.9 billion in 2006 — about 40 percent more than in 1997, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research…
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., has opened a new 17,000-square-foot ambulatory and endoscopy center, according to a press release from the hospital.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America has announced the signing of an acquisition partnership with 23 physicians at Pinnacle Surgery Center in Peoria, Ariz.
New York has recovered $551 million of improperly paid Medicaid funds through the fraud and abuse efforts of several New York agencies in fiscal year 2008, according to a press release from the New York governor’s office.
This article briefly highlights 10 companies to watch that are active in ASC management and development. See the complete list of management and development companies to watch for 2009 in the January issue of Becker's ASC Review. See five other…
Here is an analysis of the mix of specialties in ASCs by procedure volume, with gastroenterology accounting for the greatest volume of procedures, according to the 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.
A proposed Minnesota law would require medical device manufacturers to publicly report gifts and payments to physicians, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The Joint Commission has announced that CMS has granted deeming authority to the accreditor for its ASC program for a six-year a period.